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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PARTY
(1911-1919)

Thomas E. Jeffrey
Senior Editor

Brian C. Shipley
Theresa M. Collins
Linda E. Endersby
Editors

David A. Ranzan
Indexing Editor

Janette Pardo
Richard Mizelle
Peter Mikulas
Indexers

Paul B. Israel

Director and General Editor

Meta

E 508-509
7.125-7 .094
977 907

1057 1033
1093 1043
1190 1133
1167 1123
1157 1093
1280 1217
1260 1210
1243 1193

2060

Pyro

E 506-507
7 .000-7 .040
733 740

967 950

1023 1017
1180 1183
1117 1150
1197 1153
1190 1227
1167 1207
1167 1187

Dear Hr. Edison:- Re/ Caustic Potash.

Herewith is a report on my trip to Niagara Palls ; -
Muriate - It would appear that the quality of the caustic potash

produced by the Niagara Alkali Co . or might he produced by the
Castner Electrolytic Alkali Co., depends almost entirely and di¬
rectly on the quality of the muriate. That is, as the percentage
of I'TaCl in the muriate increases, the percentage of HaOH in the
product increases .

Prom my interviews , I learned that the muriate, as
mined in Germany, carries quite a low # of KOI, somewhere in the
neighborhood of 12#. This raw material is purified in Germany,
by dissolving and reoryetallising, and made into several grades
ranging from 80# to 93 or 100# KOI .

The 80# grade is used principally by fertiliser people,
whereas the 98 to 100# is used for making caustic potash of the
best quality, neither the Niagara Alkali Co . nor the Castner
people have an equipment to purify this low grade muriate .
Niagara Alkali Oo.- This concern is of considerable size, has substan¬
tial buildings, and is said to be connected with German concerns.
I oould not definitely learn whether or not it is connected with

Hr. E .A .Edison. -2- Hov. Ilth/l4 .

the Potash Syndicate.

X talked with the General Manager and obtained the
following information; -

Che plant is now operating on muriate of Potash, 30$
grade, supplied by Harden, Orth & Hastings Oo . , of Boston. Chis
Co. has tho full control of the product.

Choy have a considerable stock of caustic potash on
hand at the plant.

Che manager 3 aid that they would guarantee supplying
us with caustic of the following analysis }-

KOH - 70 - 75$

HaOH - 10-15

KOI - 1.75 Maximum

Si02 - trace

K0CO3 - 2 - 2.5

Ca - trace

Fe-Al - .1

Che -oercentage of KOI might he reduced to 1.5 and the
manager said they would select batches with the lowest percent¬
age. Prom their analyses I judge that the minimum would be 1.4$.

Che percentages of KOH and HaOH depend upon the quali¬
ty of the muriate . Chey have no way of freeing the muriate of
the soda content .

Che price quoted us by the national Aniline end Chemi¬
cal Oo., N.Y., representatives of tho Niagara Alkali Co, was 17^
per lb in carload lots of about 35ooo lbs,- Value §5950 .22. .

In regard to reducing muriate supplied by us, I was
informed that this was probably impossible, due to the arrange¬
ment with the Harden , Orth & Hastings Co. Chair agreement is to
continue until muriate oan be obtained by the Niagara Alkali Co .
directly from Germany. Also, it wouia be of no advantage, as thi

ISr. ff .A .Edison,

llth/l4 .

muriete supplied by John B. Sloane is of the same grade as they
are at present running on.

Xt might he possible, however, that Harden, Orth &
Hastings Oo . would he willing to add Sloane' s muriate to their

stock. I propose to see their H.Y. office about this. If wo

could supply the muriate they would charge us $100 .°° per ton
of total alkali for°§S® and would guarantee a maximum con
sumption of 1 .35 tons of muriate per ton of total alkali .

30$ muriate from Sloane, ---------

Uuriate per lb of caustic, ------ - - 1.35 lb:

Oost of reducing at $100 per ton of total alkali- $ .05 p . 1

Haw material cost = 1.35# x .j.04

Cost of converting

Cost per lb of total alkali

lb .

lb of raw

.0540
■ 0500
.1040
.0912

In regard to getting our supply regularly from this
concern, would report that the manager believes he could supply
us with caustic equal to the German product with the exception
of KCl . The percentage of this would be about 1,287a*

Their price for the last few years has ranged between
4 ana 5 cents per lb. Our present price from Klipstein is 5.4^.

Partner Electrolytic Alkali Oo X had two interviews with the man¬
ager of this plant. He was quite loath to take up the matter,
stating that his plant was running at full capacity on caustic
soda, and to make potash would necessitate setting aside a unit,
decreasing their output of soda without any real increased remun¬
eration. However, he finally said that he would take it up with
the Directors, and recommend their attempting it on the following

IEr ; ffi .A .Edison ,

-4-

Hov. llth/14.

grounds; -

(1) - as an accommodation to you,

(2) - that a permanent arrangement, covered by a contraot, for at

least two years, would be entered into later.

In regard to the quality of the product, it would ap¬
pear that their type of cell makes a better grade of caustic
than that of the Hiagara Alkali Co . especially as to Chlorine .

Some years ago iiiey made several tons of caustic pot¬
ash, using 80 to 965$ muriate. An analysis of this which they
showed me was as follows ;-

KOH - 85.635?

ITaOH - 11 .74

KC1 - .19

K2CO3 - 2 .50

K2SO4 - .34

!i?2itoe)- - traoa

From this you will see that the percentage of KOI is
far better. The percentage of impurities, such as sulphates,
iron, silica, etc, would depend upon the quality of the muriate.

If they would go into this, their conditions would be
approximately as follows; -

(1) - They would reduce at once about 150 lbs of the muriate,

which we would supply them, as a preliminary test for quality.
They would send us a sample of the caustic liquor .

(2) - They wovild set aside a unit and run thru 100 to 800 tons to

tide us over, with the understanding that, should the product
and proposition prove satisfactory, you would enter into an agree
ment with them for potash covering a period of at leaBt two years
It would take about one month to run thru 100 tons of muriate .
That we are to furnish the muriate .

(3)-

Hr, (0 .A .Edison,

Hot. llth/14.

(4) - Chat the price for reducing would he about 3 cents per lb

j of caustic potash for the 100 or 200 tons, and possibly less on

a 2 year oonti'aot .

(5) - Chat wo would take from 3 to 4, or 7 to 8 tons per week, de-

i pending upon the number of units they would set aside .

I have, therefore, asked John Sloane to ship at once
200 lbs of muriate to -them for an immediate test. ' j

Also to send 200 lbs to us at Silver lake, in order to j

: experiment on purification of the 80$ muriate by recrystallisa¬

tion. At present we have all our iron sulphate tanks available.

Che price of potash thru this concern would be about I

I 2 cents less than from the Niagara Alkali Co.

j It would appear therefore, that these prices are con¬

siderably lower than that quoted us for the caustic potash held
by Harden , Orth & Hastings Co.

X would recommend that we see this concern and try to
lower their price, but anyway, procure a carload to mix with the
German product wo have on hand.

Analysis of a sample of this product just received, is

BPISOH OBEMIOAL WORKS
IBTSSIIGAIIOH
QUALITY of HICKEL HYPEATE and IEOH MIX

Peo. Ist/l4 .

ITIOHEIi HYDIUT3

Investigation of Cau3e of Sediment in Cells
and also drop in Capacity .

Cells made in 1312 and sinoo show a considerable in¬
crease in sediment, and also lower capacity than those made
previous to 1912.

Investigation of Iron, Nickel Hydrate, end Potash
as supplied hy Silver lake .

IROIT MIX - The procossos followed out in the various steps in
the manufacture of Iron Mix are exactly the sane as those in
1911, except that we have standardised all measurements, temp¬
eratures, etc. Have also added many cheek tests. The Ircm
Mix, aB made to-day, is considered hy Messrs. Bachman, lionohan,
and Mclain entirely satisfactory.

In 1912 wo had considerable trouble with the iron.
This was evidenced by lightness, difficulty in loading, and
low electrical capacity .

WTmrwT. HYDRATE- In the Summer of 1912 we increased the capacity
and made the following changes ; -
HiSCH Sept 5 , Nickel dissolved in new type of percolators ,
saving hydrogen, etc.

Hi (OH) Precipitation- Rearranged all tanks so that the precipi¬
tation was made in one tank and run off. to two tanks below for
settling.

1)- Precipitating tank is exactly the same in type as the for-

2)- Steam ooil in this is the same as before.

a/ocfaherr of

Z)- In order to hasten theAprecipitation, v/e used city water
airoct, in addition to distilled water. Mr. Edison ap¬
proved the use- of city water .

4) - We haa previously used oity water in mating up the soda

solutions .

5) - Upon mating the first hatch-, it was found that the percent¬

age of soda and salts did not correspond to former hatches.
We then came to the conclusion that the former soda tanks
were not calibrated correctly and wo adjusted the quantum
of soda solution to make the analyses the same as before.
Possible differences due to above changes ;-

1) - Impurities arising from use of more city water.

2) - Chilling of solution, somewhat, during precipitation, by

use of cold city water.

3) - Chilling of solution while running from Precipitating tank

to Settling tanks.

On July 21, 1914, we, with the approval of Mr. Edison,
standardized the precipitation process by using a definite pro¬
portion between the total grams of ITiokel and the total grans
of Soda.

We also adopted the standard of 60° to 70°C. for wash
water at percolation-.

Hi (OH) g Drying.

Driers - Ho change in general design.

1) - Boxed in fittings at end of coils driers.

2) - Slight change in number of pipes per layer to even the

temperature throughout drier .

- 3 -

3) . Temperature of entire driers Have varied from 90 to 120°0,

Hut v to have tried to keen under 100°C.

4) - Steam pressure in mains increased.

5) - Up to 1912, nans were shifted from hotter zone to cooler

zone, and partially dried material was broken up.

During June, July and August, breaking up was discontinued,
but was resumed on Sept. 13th. Discontinued later (date
uncertain) so as to increase output of driers. Seemingly
no bad effect resulted.

Miokel Hydrate-Electrical Capacity.

For the electrical capacity, we would refer you to
general data sheet "A", attached to this report.

There has been some variation in the capacity, but
practically all been between the allowable limits, 1200
and 1400. Also the later run has been higher than the 3rd run.

In the Summer of 1914, the capaoity on the 3rd run
was high, and also on the 16th; but after the samples were
dried and loading was done by W. Archer, these runs were nor¬
mal, end also the loading weight was much lower.

Some regular electrical tests have been continued
for endurance . See Table "0" .

POTASH.- on Aug. Vth/12, we were compelled to use a poorer

grade of Potash on account of manufacturers not being able to
supply sufficient' "Chlorine free" Potash. This grade is known
as "ordinary 90/5 Potash".

Same was used with "Chlorine free" Potash in the ratio

of 2 to 3.

One batch was maac up of only "ordinary Potash" ,
and was used for tv/o batteries which conia be carefully
1 watched. It is now reported that these batteries are 0 .1C .

Hi(OH)g - General Remarks; -

Aug. 2l/ll - .ifo Cobalt added to Hi SO 4-.

June 1912 - Hew tanks for soda, precipitating and settling.
Aug. 28/12 - .5/o Cobalt added to HiS04>

Aug. 7/12 - Began using "ordinary" Potash in place of "Chlo¬
rine free" Potash. Use O.IC’d by Mr. Edison.

The complaint has been made from time to time at
Orange that the Ki(0E)2 has been different, as to color and
hardness .

The matter of color has been brought to Hr. Edison's
attention on several occasions , and has been explained by in¬
crease of percentage of Cobalt. 7/e can quite positively prove
this. See general data sheet "A" attached to this report.

As to hardness or fines, v/ould report that we have
made a number of experiments, varying proportions, method of
drying, etc. V/e believe that the Hickel is being made just ■
the same as it has always been made, with one exception, and
that is the presence of .3 fo Cobalt in place of none in 1910,
and .155 in 1911 .

On Sept. 24/14 we picked out samples of hydrate dat¬
ing back to 1910, tv/o made in Jan. and two made in June of
each year . V/e tested these for fines and brittleness by

(1) - Screening over 190 mesh,

(2) - Grinding thru coffee mill set by gauge,

- 5 -

fS) - Screening in mechanical shaker.

See Cable "B" .

By this it is seen that there is very little differ¬
ence in fa of fines, that is, thru 190 mesh on final screening.

V/e have just completed making another test of fines
and brittleness of samples of hydrate made the first and mid¬
dle of each month since 1910 by

(1) - Drying 30 grams,

(2) - Screening on 30 mesh screen by hand,

(5)- Grinding in coffee mill and screening on 30 mesh,

(4) - Repeating twice,

(5) - Screening in mechanical shaker on 190 mesh.

Results of these testB are shown on general data
sheet "A" attached to this report.

These tests show that there is practically no dif¬
ference in hardness or fines .

Furthermore the reports from Orange covering the /»
of fines as removed by grinding and washing shov/ no difference .
See data sheet "D" .

Ay Crranyc.

One of the reasons given Afor this opinion is that
the hydrate does not crack sharply causing considerable noise,
and does not shake the mill while passing thru,** Utk ba.Wy

X would bring to your attention the fact that the
rolls and entire washing plant was moved from the 4th floor
to the 3rd, about Sept. 1912. Also that the building has been
extended . Possibly owing to these two changes, conditions
have been altered which might deaden the sound , or the rolls

a firmer base.

Perforations of Tube-Stock ■

In examining the tubes now being made, it appears
to the writer that the perforations are quite large .

y/e have picked out from a lot of test tubes returned
here several oia and now tubes , and have examined same . It
would appear that the perforations of 1910 and 1911 are smaller
than those at present .

See exhibit of tubes .

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -

We believe that the Iron Mix and Nickel Hydrate have
been equal in quality to that made in 1910 or 1911, and also
that the product is more uniform, especially the Iron Mix.

The only difference in either is the presence of Co¬
balt in the Niokel Hydrate , which decidedly darkens same .

We would suggest that a thorough investigation be
made at Orange, of the following; -

1) - Perforations of the tube stock.

2) - Treatment of the hard rubber parts.

3) - Quality of lithium Hydrate being used.

4) - Method of adding Lithium Hydrate to cells .

EDISON CHEMICAL WORKS

1504

1524

1554

1G3S

1710

1735

1751

1794

1327

1861

1974
2003
2042
2030
2119
2154
2190
2223
2256
2262
2269 '
2279

7.455
7 .633
7 .742
7.533
7 .352

7 .575
7 .810
7.631
7 .774
7 .340
7 .645
7 .745
7.764
7.340
7.693
7.548
7.578
7.823
7.817-

1250
1253
1180
1193
1117
1210
1200
1220
1203
1210
1230
1223
1210
1227
1207
1227
1210
1217
1327
1307
1223
1190
1223
1215
1137
1193 1250

1107 1257

1100 1257

1150 1223

1177 1253

1260 1205

1257 1280

1240

1250

1253

1230

1283

1253

1267

1213

1220

1255

1247

1237

1260

1237

1297

1233

1510

1253

1503

1300

1503

1535

119’

1197

1260

1247

1290

1280

1270

1260

1217

1263

1260

1353

1305

1297

1287

1300

1347

1327

Increased else of
batch from 400 to
450# with hatch #1393

Began using .1$ Co
with hatch #2091 .

1245 1430

1257 1570

1243 1377

1257 1317

1193 1247

1163 1310

1133^12^

Batch
Date Mo .
1012.

Jan. 2290
2314
Feb. 2338
2371
Mar . 2404

2439
Apr . 2494

2514
May . 2552

2593
June 2634
2674
July 2714
2770
Aug. 2827
2881
Sept . 2936

2990
Oot . 3044

3112
Hot . 3181

3246
Deo . 3312

loading ~ " Electrical Capacity
7/ei^ht 3 16 56 _ 2olo-

7.475
7 .596
7 .560
7 .666
7.563

7.694

7 .626
7.416
7.651
7.739
7.581.
7.523
7.431
7.851
7 .699
7.782
7.530
7.500
7.521
7.551
7.551

1183 1347

1200 1300

1180 1287

1230 1320

1250 1350

1130 1263

1215 1553

1063 1250

1197 1270 '

1197 1265

1210 1233

1220 1280
1320 1320

1325 1325

1193 1253

1253 1263

1200 1257

1133 1220

1210 1200
1217 1213

1257 1233

1230 1205

1127 . 1233
1177 1277

1163 1215

1163 1207

1160 1193

1193 1190

1200 1220
1150 1183

1170 1200

1067 1113

1160 1250

1147 1215

1183 1133

1260 1260
1170 1200

1200 1210
1135 1167

1180 1197

1110 1240

1107 1227

1120 1237

1097 1223

1100 1310

1097 1317

1105 1237

1107 1200

5-6

6
6

5-6

8
9

8-9

Fines
12 .32
11.80
10.12
11.58
12.1
10.91
12 .4

12 .13
14 .06
10.99

13 .25
13 .62
11.38
11.77
12.68
12.72
13.06
13 .16
13 .11
14.60
12.2
13 .09
12.07
12 .16

June 12, began using
new tanks, rrecipitat-
ing in one's: running
off to settling tariirs.
Using 3500 1 of HuOH
by accurate measure¬
ment. Formerly sup¬
posed to use 27001.,
but believe measure¬
ments were inaccurate.
See report page 2 (5).
Also used city water
for precipitation in
larger proportion.

Began using .3;5 Co
with batch #2921.

12 .41 Average fines
for yeer.

7 .269

Batch loading
Pate Ho. Weight
1915.

Jan. 3442 7.274

3517 7 .721

Feb . 3593 0 .094

3661 7.862

Mar. 3729 7 .515

3807 8 .141

Apr . 3884 7 .700

3906 7 .970

May . 4048 7 .567

4128 7 .421

June 4207 7 .344

4284 7 .844

July 4361 7 .573

4440 7 .623

Aug. 4521 8.527

4567 7.782

Sept . 4634 7 .720

4652 7.798

Oct. 4670 7.880

4713 7 .792

ITov. 4768 7.760

4808 7 .538

Poo . 4861 7 .657

7.587

1133 1387

1033 1207

1193 1363

1167 1307

1320 1343

1277 1300

1243 1307

1200 1327

1207 1377

1227 1370

1163 1250

1143 1247

1153 1227

1200 1263

1280 1273'

1257 1230

1083 1187

1120 1210
1167 1200

1190 1327

1190 1183

1213 1187

1110 1067

1127 1150

1187 1267

1183 1260

1150 1207

1167 1230

1173 1073

1210 1077

1117 1183

1083 1157
1177 1207

1190 1320

1167 1333

1210 1377

1217 1387

1167 1294

1180 1333

1127 1263

1223 1383

1237 1360

1230 1347

1247 1397

1187 1333

1220 1347

8
8

13 .16
12.9
11.86

11.41

10 .73

11 .12

Hr. Edison approves
definite proportion
■between Hi end HaOH
by total grams .

Also using water 60-
70°0 for percolators.
Also first drying in i
hotter zone of driers i
and then in cooler
sones .

10 .55
12 .4
10 .66

11.24
13 .4
11.42
13.5
12 .13
14.3

11.2

9.08

14.76

10 .49 12 .328 Average fines

for year

4881

TABLE "A"

Batch Loading Electrical Capacity

Date Bo . Weight 1 16 56 _

Pet .

Mar .

Apr .

May.

June

July

Aug.

Sept .

Oot .

4926

4931

4942

4969

4996

5037

5078

5115

5155

5186

5230

5261

5293

5328

5376

5421

5465

5516

5586

5608

7.695 1283 1413

1257 1380

7 .750 1227 1287

1287 1360

7.807 1323 1363

• 1297 1317

7.615 1280 1433

1223 1450

7.573 1293 1360

1240 1260

7 .720 1250 1257

1263 1290

7.820 1183 1353

1243 1380

7.785 1250 1377

1227 1313

7.878 1360 1317

1350 1323

7 .990 1310 1300

1297 1323

7 .775 1290 1357

1330 1380

7 .783 1310 1367

1333 1387
7 .701 1163 1260

1217 1307

7 .633 1210 1210

1247 1197

7 .809 1080 1227

1180 1230

7 .599 1233 1297

1253 1277
7 .671 1247 1317

1250 1257
7 .595 1260 1373

1267 1340

7 .374 1270 1340

1290 1427
7 .506 1263 1277

1287 1310

Nov.

Color Pines _ .RenarltB .

8 11 .85

8 14.2

8 11.34

8 12.7

8 11.99

8 15.66

3 13 .04

8 13.85

8 11.85

8 14 .-83

8-9 11.9

8 13 .15

8-9 10 .85

8 13.52

8 11.7

0 13.3

8-9 12 .188 Average fines

for year .

Hone made .

nickel hydrate TESTS

Sairrele of 50 grams taken. Put in

mechanically shaken nest of screens.

Item #1 gives amount of fines, as Pines & Brittleness

hydrate comes from final drier.

Sample ooarse part then ground once in Sept. 34, 1914.

a mill set at a standard mark.

This ground portion put into a nest of
screens, and shaken.

All operations made for different samples

as nearly like as possible, as to time .speed, etc . TABLE "B"

Total

Thru

V/t .

Wo .

190

150

110

Taken Remarks

(1105

5.23

10.73

1.33

2.85

18.13

25 .03

36.67

53.5385

( (1106

4.94

10.37

1.33

2.05

13.83

21.24

46 .15

49.2755 Ground

hard .

( (1318

5.12

9.18

1.80

2.28

15 .06

30.51

36 .03

48.5985

45 .015

(1319

3.79

8.07

1.34

1.96

14.59

30.10

40.11

(1601
(Jan . (

( (1602

1.99

1.71

11.54

11.28

1.17

.80

2.26

1.81

14.32

14.16

23.15

23.45

45.55

46.95

49 .008 Ground
hard.

49.8695

1911 (

( (1901

3.26

9.37

1.01

1.98

16 .16

28.78

39.37

49 .469

(June (

(1902

4.09

10.06

1.28

2.45

15 .00

24.50

42.70

48.85

(2303

5.61

11.63

..65

2.00

17.80

28.11

34.19

49.9435

( Jan . (

( (2304

5.33

10.87

.95

2.05

17.72

28.49

34.59

48.702

1912 (

( (2701

6.92

10.17

1.34

2.73

19.75

27.29

31.79

49 .448

(June(

(2702

6.33

9.77

2.37

2.95

17 .42

24.81

36.31

49.6075

(3503

10.07

9.22

1.45

2.46

16.27

25.61

34.90

49.148

(Jan. (

(. (3504

6.54

11.57

.52

2.33

16 .70

24.95

37.37

48.901

1913 (

( (4302

5.69

9.85

1.02

1.96

16 .14

26 .51

40.80

48.654

(June (

(4303

6.97

10.65

.41

1.18

14 .09

24.17

42.50

49.19

(4926-

4.96

10.62

1.01

2.09

16.53

28.32

36.50

49.8315

(Jan . (-7-8
( (4929-

5.83

9.41

.28

2.16

16 .36

28.01

37.93

■48.9845

1914 ( 30-1

( (6291-

8.69

10.93

1.11

1.96

15 .06

21,65

40.60

49.8125

(June ( -2-3
(5296

10.82

11.32

.76

2.28

16 .85

23.90

34.15

49.385

ITIOKBL HYDRATE IHVESTIGATIOH

P.EGU1AE ELECTRICAL TESTS of Hi (OH)g Dec ■

Continued

^Endurance. TABLE "C"

Batch Ho .

723.

5319.

5321.

5322-3-4.

5359 .

Date Started

1/20/03

7/25/14

7/27/14

3/6/14 .

Suns 3rd,

1190-1130

1307-1330

1273-1235

1233-1237

1180-1130

16th,

1237-1267

1267-1265

1207-1193

1247-1200

59th,

1347-1307

1333-1253

1307-1237

1307 -1267

1300-1267

112th,

1360-1355

1285-1250

163th ,

1337-1337

221st,

1393-1423

Edison General File Series
1914. Edison Club [not selected] (E-14-29)

This folder contains announcements, minutes, and invitations from
the Edison Club, an employee organization.

Edison General File Series

1914. Edison Crushing Roll Company [not selected] (E-14-30)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the business of the Edison Crushing Roll Co., which licensed and installed
Edison's crushing rolls and collected royalties for their use. Included are
reports pertaining to the operations and output of licensees ®'?ng with
correspondence concerning the collection of royalties. Also included is a letter
bearing marginalia by Edison, in which he declines an invitation to visit the
Dunbar Stone Co. in River Rouge, Michigan.

Edison General File Series

1914. Edison Manufacturing Company [not selected] (E-14-31)

This folder contains documents relating to the Edison Manufacturing Co.
Although it ceased to be an operating company after its ; assets and I property
rights were assigned to Thomas A. Edison, Inc., in 191 1 the Edison
Manufacturing Co. maintained a legal existence until its d'ssolution in
1926.The documents for 1914 consist of notices of the annual stockholders
meeting.

Edison General File Series
1914. Edison Portland Cement Company (E-14-32)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the administrative, financial, and technical operations of the Edison Portland
Cement Co. Included are documents pertaining to kiln tests conducted by the
superintendent William H. Mason. Other items refer to sales and distribution
matters, quarry operations, and licensing arrangements involving Edison’s
crushing rolls. Also included are documents regarding the incorporation of the
Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., the purchase of Edison's property in Ogden
by the New Jersey Zinc Co., the sale of land to the Interstate Park
Commission, and the establishment of a fellowship at Rutgers College for
investigating sulphate of ammonia and its use as a fertilizer. Letters by
company president Walter S. Mallory, former manager of sales Emanuel
Meyer, and longtime Edison associate Francis R. Upton discuss management
problems involving former employees S. Churchill and J. T. Wakeman. A few
documents bear marginalia by Edison.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of meeting announcements, letters of
transmittal and acknowledgment, and routine sales and financial statements.

IWOIU

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

■>' ■*>■"> W^.pK, Freight eed Peueager Sudon, NEW VILLAGE, N. J.

Vice-FrcaMeut

T«„. p. o. address. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

February 4, 1914 .

Mr. W. H. Meadowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft

I have been absent since last Friday
and for that reason have not had an opportunity heretofore
to send you the figures covering barrels shipped, net amount
and average price of cement, and the same information on
Pulverized Limestone and Poultry Grit, which I beg herewith
to hapd, you up to and including the 27th. I understand from
our Accounting Department that the daily figures have gone
to you since Jan. 27th.

X wish to confirm my previous statement
to you that tabulating the figures you receive from the New
York office covering barrels sold are very misleading, for
the reason that many orderB are swelled beyond the actual
shipping orders which come subsequently, and while I think
it would be wise to still continue the information relative
to total barrels sold, the statistics of what we ship cover
the information which Mr. Edison really needs.

Yours very truly.

President y\

TOM-RBS

tftCt&MOlU

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

NEW VILLAGE. N. J.

, o. address, STEWARTSVILLE. N. J.

February 5, 1914.

Sear Mr. Edison: -

I talked with Mr. Morron relative to
the lunch to be held at the ;^rat<|ry/)and he gave i
very good reasons ■
until some time after J
know the statistical' condition^
not to do anything about it at present.

Yours very truly,

Presiden^J

WSM-RBS

The

Edison Portland Cement Co.

Telepiph, Freight and Pumigre Station, NEW VILLAGE. N. ].

p. o. address. STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

February 6 , 1914 .

Dear Mr. Edison: -

Relative to the negotiation with the
New Jersey Zinc Co. for the land located at Edison, N. J.,
beg to state that I have got them up to the point where they
have made an offer of 022,500.00 cash. You will remember
they offered us 020,000.00, and you offered to accept 025,000.
During the negotiation they have stated that 020,000.00 waB
the outside figure they would pay, however, they have come
up to 022,500.00 and X believe there is a reasonable chance
that they will pay the 025,000.00. Shall I hold out for the
025,000.00, or advise them you will accept the 022,600.00,
which is to be paid in cash.

Mr. Riclcert, who has charge of thiB nego¬
tiation, is leaving for Florida on Tuesday, and has ashed me
to telephone him tomorrow your decision, so that in case you
decide to accept he can make the necessary arrangements before
leaving for the Bouth.

Yours very truly,

President^jNj

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

p. O. address. STEWARTSVILLE. N. J.

February 6, 1914.

Dear Ur. Meadowcroft

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft, _

Edison laboratory, (SL^' ^

°ranee' N* oJ»-

. Meadowcroft X^2>

Will you kindly aee that Ur. Edison ^

..tHni the additional

ia shown the attached letter

phone his decision to the la¬

thers is about 605? of a chance of our getti^Dhe additional
*2.600.00, hut at the same time, it is very hard^sena.
property such as this, and we might wait<-5yi*t^an'"ll:,er of
years before getting another opportunity to make a sale.

decision, please telephone me at the Wori
should not be in the office at the time^
message to Mr. Bixler.

W8M-RB8
ENCLOSURE:- 1

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

P. O. address. STEWARTSV1LLE. N. J.

February 10, 1914.

Mr. H. F.. Miller,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

Lear Mr. Miller

Confirming our telephone conversation
of this P. M., I regret to adviBe that Mr. Mallory is
confined to his bed with muscular rheumatism which nec¬
essitated cancelling his trip to Chicago where the Associ¬
ation of Cement Manufacturers hold their Executive Meeting
the latter part of this week.

After talking to you 1 called Mrs. Mallory
on the 'phone and gave her your invitation to Mr. Mallory
to attend the gathering at Mr. Edison’s residence tomorrow
evening, and she has asked me to tender to you Mr. Mallory's
thanks and regrets that he will not be able to attend for

reasons above stated.

Mr. Mallory wishes Mr. Edison many more

happy returns of the day . -

Yours very truly.

Secretary to Presided

ttUtCdiQoiu

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

Irm.n -rued Telepiipb> F„y,t „„J p.IKIlgcr Suibo. NEW VILLAGE, N. J. Pp.pr,,^.1 p”8|S||dl

ET p.o.addrbss, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

March 10, 1914.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, H. J.

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-

We have your favor of 7th, and I

deeply regret to learn that there has been any delay in
your getting the daily reports of cement shipments, Pul¬
verized Limestone and Poultry Grit.

On Investigating this, I find that our
Poultry Grit man delayed the billing from the 25th to the
28th, which made it impossible for our Mr. Deitlin to get
these reports out earlier than the 28th. My attention was
called to this, and I immediately took steps to correct it;
then in the early part of last week the snow storm interfered
very materially with the malls. In fact, we were not able
to get out to the Plant on Monday and Tuesday of last week
and mails were very irregular.

We have taken steps which we believe will
prevent any further delays, except at the beginning of the
month, say the first and second, when our whole force is
working on getting out the monthly statements, and our
Accounting Department is unable to enter up the billing on

the Sales Register.

Our reports will always he a day late,
because of the fact that some of the shipments do not go
out until practically the last minute of the day, and it
is impossible for us to get out the bills or get the bills
of lading from the Railroad in order to send out the billing
on the same day, consequently this work is done the first
thing the following day and the report goes out to you in
the evening.

If you have any further trouble in this
direction, I trust you will not hesitate to write me promptly
so I can correct it.

Yours very truly,

EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY

WHH-RBS

1st April, 1914.

Mr. William E. Horne, Secretary,

The Edison Portland Cement Company,

Ste7/artsville , H. J.

Pear Mr. Horne:-

After having given the question
raised in your letter of the 27th ultimo full consider¬
ation, we have come to the oonolUBion that if your com¬
pany issues a note to Mr. EdiAon for the bond interest
due April 1st, the amount thereof would have to he in¬
cluded in the monthly report to the Internal Revenue
collector and normal income tax paid thereon.

Another plan for handling the matter has
suggested itself to us and we have also discussed it
with Mr. H. F. Miller to whom we are sending a oopy of
this letter for his information. Instead of issuing
a note, we suggest that the interest he merely credited
to Mr. Edison on open account and that he retain pos¬
session of the coupons until such time as the interest
is actually paid. In this way your ooropany can
properly claim crediting of the interest in preparing
its annual inoome return, while at the same time Mr.

Ur. William E. Horne - 2.

Edison is warranted in taking the position that the in¬
terest has not •actually been paid to him and in view of
the uncertainty of its ultimate payment it should not
he considered as inoome received by him. By handling
the matter in this way no income tax need be paid by the
company or Kr. Edison until the interest is actually
paid to him.

If the foregoing suggestion be followed we
think it would be unnecessary to include the interest
accruing to Kr. Edison in the usual monthly report of
interest paid to the Internal Revenue Collector.

If we can be of any further assistance to
you in this matter, please do not hesitate to call on us

Very truly yours,

T/AS/KEC

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

..Inuu. of Bo.nl Tolqp.ph, Ftoighl .nd P«.eogor Station. NEW VILLAGE. N. J. . . “V'S?

Vice-President Newark* TM.*,*"

nd AMt. Treat. P. O. ADDRESS. STEWARTSVILLE. N. J.

May 23, 1914 ^

#' !

.Q»* 1

Mr. Harry Miller,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

Eor selling reasons it was necessary that
we separate the pulverized limestone business from the cement
business and in order to do this we incorporated the
Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., with an authorized capital
of $2,000 of which $1,000 is to be paid in and all the stock
is to be owned by the Edison Portland Cement Co., so that
all the profits of the business will accure to the Cement Co.

I am handing you herewith certificate of
stock of the Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., for one share
which I have had registered in your name to qualify you as a
Director, and which certificate X wish you would sign on the
back leaving blank the name of the party to whom same is to be
transferred so that all the stock will be held by the Cement Co.

I am also sending you with this certificate
a copy of the minutes as they have been drafted as of Hay 19th,
and which you can retain if you so ddsire. X would like,
however, if you would sign the attached approval thereof and
mail it to me with the certificate.

I further enclose a blank vote for the
Directors which I wish you would be good enough to sign to that
the records as to the stockholders meeting will be complete.

I also enclose a waiver of notice of the first meeting of the
Board of Directors to be signed also.

Trusting that the above will be clearly
understood and thanking you for their return at your early
convenience, we beg to remain

Yours very truly _

THE EDI SOH PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY

V/EH-RL President

p. S. I am enclosing certificates for Mr.L_5ai3on and Mr.

Meadowcroft together with copies of all the abae papers with
the exception of waiver of notice of first meeting of the Board
of Directors and I wish you would have both Mr. Ldison and Mr.
Meadowcroft sign on the form which you and I signed and which is
enclosed herewith.

Edison Portland Cement Company

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

1133 BROADWAY,

NEW YORK CITY.

Hey 29, 1914.

Mr. H. P. Miller,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

My dear Harry:

Y/e are trying an experiment in connection with the
advertising of pulverized limestone and in one series of ads, X an
asking that letters he addressed to Thomas A. Edison, Orange,

Hew Jersey. I have five different ads in the series and want
to test out which is the most effective. These ads will only he
in for the next four weeks, so I would ask that any replies you
may receive he forwarded to the Edison Pulverized Limestone Co.,
1133 Broadway.

Yours very truly.

WSIV'BC

Edison Portland Cement Company

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

1133 BROADWAY.

New York City.

June 5, 1914.

Mr. E. H. Car hart,

Stewartsville, IT. J.

Dear Mr. Carhart;

Please note the attached letter from Dr. lipman to
Mr. Edison, which explains itself. Will you kindly learn from
Dr. Lipman how much money it Yirould take to establish a fellowship .
It might pay us to do this^to have a study of ground limestone
made .

Youtb very truly,

~\K^rv>^o-

V/SM/BC

President

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations

cT cr

\V v

“»'• v\ New Brunswick, N. J., June *3. , 191£ i

.tA

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewellyn Park,
Orange, N. J.

Uy dear Sir:

V K

Yj
" A,
c»-

\ f V0' /

Tile soil investigations -which we are conducting «.
at the "ew Jersey State Agricultural College deal in part V ;
with the comparative merits of ground limestone and burned \ S.
lime for neutralizing soil acidity. These experiments have l-Ys
already given us some very- interesting results and have rais^j;
ed many questions which it would he desirable to answer . One ■
of our students has been studying lately the relation of /

ground limestone, of various degrees of fineness, to the ac- /
tivity of certain types of soil bacteria. He finds that in- /,•

. “ ; in- V ,

loll.

Since our present funds would not permit the study!
of some of the problems related to the use of ground limestone*
in agriculture, it has occurred to me that you may be suf¬
ficiently interested in the matter to establish a fellowship
at the New Jersey State Agricultural College (Rutgers College)
for the study of certain 90il problems. We already have two
industrial fellowships at the College and it is expected that
others will be established. Because of your interest in the
use of ground limestone, I am encouraged to hope that you might
find it desirable to give some consideration to this suggestion.

Sincex’ely yours.

iwm-

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

Ch.lto.o .1 Hoard Telqr.pl.. Ficigtil and Pusenjer Sudoa. NEW VILLAGE. N. J. p,^MLri|* P*f, ^

yr. Asst. TroM. p. o. addrhss, STEW ARTS VILLE, N. J. ,

y June 3, 1914. ms

Mr. V/. S. Mallory, President,

Edison Portland Cement Co. , rNJJ^c ^ 6/

Hew York, H.Y. ^

H-

Dear Sir : - '

We made a blast in Quarry "A" and ran over
about 70 cars in the afternoon yesterday. The rook lookB very
good and I expeot to get some average samples today or to¬
morrow and have them analyzed. We shot a blast of about 250

feet along the faoe and there are no signs of clay pockets in
any of it, hut the rock is a little soft for about 40 feet
at the West end where we oome in.

I am sending the 2p0 barrels to Lehigh University

Yours very truly.

Superintendent

June 4 th, 1914.
rc. .T. G. Lipronn, Director.,

• lor Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.,-
’rev; Drunnwiolt, '■> • 'T •

iio:ir Doctor Lipman:-

Too waiter - took up this quoation with our Kr.

.,.T. .vnllory , President, -shich ho found intorootiutf and *«-
oueoted no to write you for the jwirtixulors Rover. um' nano.

;ic me in today’ a ’mail your letter of «»o let intsUuit,

vritten to vr. Thomas A. Edison. Oran«o, H..T. concerning
«. «»C project. «*-

letter to vr. Kdicon it covers n field of co.ioider.ihle in-
portnnee und a study that oliould result in contributing nuch
useful and profitable information along the linos of the uoe

of TdmeBtone. j

I am requested to nak-if you will kindly lot X-

know what will be the probable coot to eotablioh ouch a
VMt, .« the He. Jereey state Asricnlturnl -

„„y other fact, that yea W *»« - «*» ” <***
ioferaotjen en the .alter. Be i» yeu^H very .aeOly. a*
your convenience, furnleu .. With': thi, infeentie. the «*»•*
Will see that it receives proper ooubidorntion.

M to Dr J G Lipncm. VGllowehip, How Brunnwick, II. J.
" ’ Juno 4th, 1914.

Thanking you in advance for your trouble and
for your lettera, ’.ve are.

YourB very truly,

. THIS BDISOH yUI,VJ!HIZKD U.KKBTOIIK CO.,
Per.

KHC-DSV.’ .

couy to !ir. M. C. Kallory, President,

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations

New Brunswick, N. J„

June '14

],tr. Edmund H.Carhart

Edison Pulv. Limestone Co.

Stewartsville.H. J.

Dear Mr.Carhart:-

X am in receipt of your letter of the
4tft', inst. ,and am very much pleased to learn that favor¬
able action may he taken by your company relative to the
establishment of a Fellowship at Rutgers College.

I am enclosing, herewith, a copy of an
agreementmade with the American Coal Products Co. by
Rutgers College. This Company recently established a
Fellowship for the study of "Ammonium Sulphate in its Re¬
lation to Soil Fertility." This Fellowship pays $600.
per annum, and ha3 been established for a period of three
years. A similar Fellowship has been established by the
Union Sulphur Co., of Hew Yorlc--this also is for a per¬
iod of three years, and pays §1000. per annum. There are
prospects for the establishment of still other industrial
fellowships .

Heedless to say, we should welcome an
opportunity for the study of lime problems, particularly
problems involving the use of ground limestone in agri¬
culture. I trust that we shall hear favorably from you.

Assuring you that your interest in this
matter is SinC^/^SDlra3CT0R

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

SULPHATE 03? A] SHOW I A RESEARCH FELLOY/SHIP

For the purpose of promoting useful knowledge,
Rutgers College, of Hew Brunswick.il. J. .accepts from the Ameri¬
can Coal Products Co., of Hew York City, a temporary Industrial
Fellowship, to he known as the Sulphate of Ammonia Fellowship.

It is mutually understood and agreed, that the
conditions governing the Fellowship shall he as follows :-

The object of the Fellowship will he the making
of a systematic and thorough study of the value of Sulphate
of Ammonia as a fertilizer , and the best methods of using it
in agriculture.

The man appointed under the Fellowship shall he
selected by the President of Rutgers College, and the Director
of the Hew Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, at Hew Bruns¬
wick, Hew Jersey, with the approval of the donors of the Fellow¬
ship. He shall he a man who has specialized along the lines
of plant pathology and chemistry, who shall have completed his
college work and shall have already demonstrated his aoility in
research work.

The work shall he carried on under the immediate
direction and supervision of the Directdr of the New Jersey
Agricultural Experiment Station and the Fellow shall report di¬
rectly to him, hut the American Coal Products Company shall he
furnished with quarterly reports of the progress of the work
and a yearly summary. Such reports, however, shall not he avail¬
able for publication, nor any portion of same, without the con¬
sent of the President of Rutgers College or of the Director of
the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment StatiSn. It is the in¬
tention that the research shall cover a period of three full
planting^ .growing and harvesting seasons, and that, in addition,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(2)

the Summer of 1914 shall he devoted to a preliminary study of
conditions as they exist in the State of Hew Jersey. The Pel-
low shall devote his entire time to field and laboratory stud¬
ies in connection with the problems under investigation, but
shall be entitled to a vacation of one month, to be taken at
such time of the year as will least interfere with his work.

The work shall be carried on by means of field
observations, field experiments, and greenhouse and laboratory
studies, with due attention to the bibliography of the subject;
it being, however, the desire to base any conclusion as far as
possible on the results of experiments with American soils
and conditions rather than those of Europe. The investigation,
therefore, is to cover not only one soil, but is to include a
comparative and duplicate series of experiments in each of the
principal soils of Hew Jersey, of which there are five more or
less distinct types recognized. The scope of the investiga¬
tions and experimentation is not, however, limited to Hew Jer¬
sey, if time and opportunity permit more ground to be covered.

It is also understood and agreed that, during the
tenure 6f the Fellowship, the holder thereof shall not publish
any of the results of his investigation except with the ap¬
proval of the Director of the Hew Jersey Agricultural Experi¬
ment Station, and that, at the expiration of the Fellowship, he
shall complete and submit a comprehensive monograph of the re¬
sults of the research, together with a bibliography of the sub¬
ject as far as needed for the proper prosecution of the work.

A copy of this monograph shall be furnished the American Coal
Products Company and any and all portions thereof shall be
available for publication at once.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(3)

It iB further understood and agreed that the man
accepting this Fellowship shall become a party to this agree¬
ment and that his appointment shall he for the period July 1,
1914, to October 1,1917.

For the support of this Fellowship , the American
Coal Products Company agrees to pay to the Trustees of Rut¬
gers College the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars
(?, 1,800.), at a rate not exceeding six hundred dollars ( 0600. )
per year, in quarterly payments, beginning July 1,1914, and con¬
tinuing to June 30,1517. These payments are to cover all Fel¬
lowship fees, likewise traveling and other expenses incidental
to the prosecution of the work under the Fellowship. The Amer-
ican Coal Products Company will, in addition, supply without
charge , all the Sulphate of Ammonia required in the experi¬
mental work.

Ill WITHESS THEREOF, the respective parties have

hereunto set their hands and seals this - day of ,191

American Coal Products Cempany,

— Secretary and Ranager

Rutgers College

president

Fellow

Eew Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

Director

fltoncirto^Vllo, 3vj)0 5, 19X&I
. salary, Pmsatoats,

i'.aioaa Pos’tlnaa Cencnt Caspany,

Office,

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totua vt>Ty truly.

j.otal,

Stowartsville , II. J. June 5, 1914.

Mr. \7. S. Mallory, President,

Pile E; is on Portland Cement Company,

Office.

Pear Sir. ^ ^eg lian^ yOU herewith stumnary of tlie Sales

113,688 hhls. Dusk . ^10o‘?fo*oc

9.539 " Paper, . . • • 8,669.06

9.342 » Wood, . 6,725.10

132,569 WIs.

Plus 18 " Overweight.

132,587 bblsT Cement Sales . .

Duck Bag Sales,
Paper Bag Sales,

Cooperage, .

Prepaid Freight,

. 452,220 hags © lOyf, . .

. 38,684 " "• 2-Jy, . ■

. 9,342 hhls.-G 40ji . .

Accounts Receivable Debited, .....
Average ITet Selling Price per bbl.

46,222.00

967.10

3,736.80

6.172.44

§173,Sl'5'.'y'5"

888

1,275 hhls.
3,020 "

6,850 "

510 "

11,655 hhls.

shipped to Manuel Caragol Stock.

•' " Hohoken Stock,

it » Hew York terminal Stock.

ii » H.Y. , 1I.E. & H. StocJ:.
shipped to warehouses.

1,632 hhls.
2,286i "
9,750-
140 "

392-s- 11

14', 200^ D O IS

delivered from Manuel Caragol Stock.
ii " Hobokfcn Stock.

ii ii How York terminal Stocft.

it || c. J. Jacobs Stock.

ii « H.Y. , H.H. & H. Stock.

. delivered from warehouses.

132.587 hhls. charged to customers.

14 200x " Delivered from warehouses .
H8,30'6'lT3hls. charged from mill.

11’, 656- 11 shipped to warehouses.

l3o’o'4l£~bbls. shipped from mill.

Yours very truly,

B/B

i»d&t«nu

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

W VILLAGE. N. J,

55, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

July 7, 1914.

Ur. V/. S. Mallory ,

Edison Portland Cement' Co. ,

Hew York City. /

Hoar Sir:

As per telephone oonvo>satxan-tfx this a. k. , we have
arranged to send Mr. Keadowcroft the information as oalled
for on the two forms which we herewith enclose. 'file form
entitled Dailey Sales Report wo have heon sending- him daily
for several months, which is made up from the daily hillings
of Cement, Pulverised limestone, and Poultry Grit, fflie form
entitled Daily Business Bool^is made up from the orders sent
us hy the Sales Offices, and we are sending forward the first
report to-night.

'Jill you kindly advise us if this latter report furnishes
the information you wish us to send to Mr. ^ a dower oft, ™

have only prepared a small number of forms pending your ap¬
proval.

yours very respectfully,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

DAILY BUSINESS BOOSED REPORT
- cOo - -

CEMENT

L • Value of Barrels :

Average

Barrels Boolced

Booked

Exclusive of Package

Per Barrel

TOTAL to Date

PULVERIZED LIMESTONE

Tons Booked

Value of

TONS Booked
Exclusive of Package

Average

Price

Per Ton

.....TOTAL, to Date

POULTRY GRIT

Tons Booked

Value of Tons

Booked ]

Exclusive of Package;

Average

Price
per Ton

TOTAL to Date

THE EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

DAILY SALES REPORT

cement

Barrels

Total Billing Value
Exclusive
p.f package

Average

price

Per BB1

TOTAL to date

—

PUI.VRP.TZED LIMES

TONE

"‘Total Billing value “
Exclusive
of Package

Avera

Pric

•* _

TOTAL tc date

_ _

..... POULTRY GRIT

Total Billing Value
Exclusive
cf__Paql:a&e -

Avers

pric

!cn_. .

-”i — — • ” ; i

SKE EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY

Per.

U% i£bi0o« puhiertzefr ffiimestmte (Eo.

(m-

&t. Samra luHbtttg

1133 Broakuimj

Nrw fork July £

lir. ?. killor, Secretary,

Suison "aboratory, ,
Orange, !•• J.

Door

ill 11 or :

Ilr. Siiison has referred a lo Sts
... Ilobbio, V 'iaet 12nd 3t. , Bov: Yoi
3 purchase tho tract oi lar.f up ti
jr "Durj. orhorc" Tract, lor tho Ini
say tout tl.o Coias.sisr.ion Is tab in;

L- the 80 property ovmors. Ur- 3i
sy aro" driving at".

. ty, containing

I am a littlo irnorant about t!:o description oi’ thi
property, but think it contains about 200 acres, ant. is tho tract
that tho v.ooii vjus cut from by ono kouarfl Scanuoll, some Con years
V/ill you very Bind ly look at the food of this property, ana sOnil i;
addressed c/ o tho Bfison Pulvoriscd T.inostouo Co., Boom 906, 1133
Broartvay, Bov: "Cora City, tho number of sores, location, and a very
simple description, so that I ocn soo tho parties and find out -iha
or. tlioir minds-

Thank in,? you in advance, I am.

The Edison Portland Cement Go.

o. address. STEWARTSVILLE. N. J.

August 4, 1914. os

Hr. H. F. Miller, Treasurer,

Edison Portland Cement Co.,
Orange, H.J.

Pear Sir: -

I enclose herewith Proof of Loss which it
is necessary to have executed hy Mr. Edison or his
attorney-in-fact. Will you Madly arrange to have this
properly signed and certified. This is to cover a fire loss
on giant roll patterns of Thomas A. Edison; the fire having
occurred at the Federal Steel Foundry's plant, at which
point the patterns wore located.

Yours very truly.

jsosson r

-* r

' 'h/' thilculc _

r . August hlghth

/ K/° 1 f ’ *

thllMolphle. ^ in*

K/°

Vqy tlio nook August lot to 7th -inclusive,
okIo q Sot iraacdlato shipment mounting to 11,071
bsrrcls wopo received, cs against G9CB barrels ior,
tlio previous neck.

» inoroaso over nock cofllng

It le noodleDo to soy tliat this allowing
io very gratifying to oil concerned, and only By
Intelligent and eonooicntiono work. such ess yon
gentleman aro capable of, can the 1 nor case shown
during tho post tliroo weeks ho maintained.

ate standing of salesmen from high to
low is ox? follows:

Uool

wobor

Irwin

Harris

noaABTii-: sat.es.

Among the sales of SvIfiOR this work was
one Sop GC<,C barrels for otroot poving work at
Jolmotown, Sa»

ViJiT.ui S» SgbCKS.

It boo boon demonstrated again this nook
ttot Bono of our ountcrioro hovo let their stock ran
vo vw low. Xou should urgo tho co-opopotlon oa year
Qrolo.ro end got thorn to antiolpato their wants,

Shlo lo very Important, ior roaouns
ontllnocl In lout nocli'o lot tor* ojifl olioulfi ue
thoroughly imdorBlood by oil.

wo went you to give special attention to
floalore and contractors In tho cities and towns In
your territory nhora yon find havo made blanket
contracts for tho year for Whitehall, Eaylor op
Bragc

Make it o point from now on# whan you hoar
of ouoh oontraoto# to onltivsto tho acquaintance of
thooo poov.lo#

It ia iimtoricl whether you quote trial
or not. ./o uon&dn’t# imlooB they (ink for prico.

«’o certainly do not wont you by oithor
noi’Q or eotion to ovon ottjjoot tliot they brock thoisr
eontraoto. lioaorabor t'io ijoldon halo*

iJo Rent yon to hoop to touch with thooo
pooplo end ^ot acquainted do yon will ho to pooition
to oorvo thorn if they ohould need you lot or on.

Bnlooo no ore eboolutely wronsr in ora’
dofluotiono, none of thooo ease pooplo will be 300a
cuetonorn of iiDIEon hoforo the y oar So out, providing
you tsro on the Job.

Of oonroa# the above So not to conflict
oith any aryonjeroonto yon Iiovo raeflo# or any places
whore we liavo esoluoivo dealers.-

rihitAT. aiKilj'iJjSB.

Jo find. after rnlctoj nany inquiri on, that
tho foolinj So atill optiniotle# end everything points
to ierfjo inoreooo in bnolnoao rjonorelly.

Grdcro received hy thlo offloo thio nook
would ooo£3 to indicate that the oecient baoineeo la
on the "upjrado'7.-

HlhTgcXirf.

Hr* norria cant in loot nook ooznpleo of
advortiaSiu natter gotten out hy ono of our ooapotitorn.
Jo wore jjlad to rooeivo thoeo# and aeno wore forwcirdofl
promptly to our Advortifr!nj Bopertraont for their
Inf enaction*

Bo on tho lookout for onytltto; tliot in
your opinion will hanofit or ho of intoroat to
Hr* >J. n* Kiofor* our Ailvertioinj iknuyor.

Bo not lot up in your offorto to havo
SiIiXiB sitina pieced in oonopiououo ploooD#

Our Mvertlolry Departisont is deoirouo of
Obtains n? o "rlognn" for oar cement# Boaa catchy phreee
that oil! bo oeoily rosacf?, bored# end at tho nemo timo
carry oonvlotion#

Hr, 114 of or asked onr uo~oporatlon In tliat
ycm gentleman glvo this natter careful consideration
and ouggoat sovaral phraaos which, In your opinion,
would answer the rognlreraento.

Our ologan horotoforo too boon "She Ccsnont
of national l.Goognition".

saro m Yotti; stm^siogs.

aog-asa books.

ZlQMQ 1)0 goto to fill 'n front pago of
Gspenoa book with narao ond Onto of vfook onfi. A llttio
ear© on your part In Bakin? cnt your oxpanoa books
trill bo a groet help to ua.

on: iis.< agglCA.

do liad tho pleasure of Moating several of
our out-of-town customers niio called on ua this nook,
oral wo osonro you that every effort was made to make
thoir visit as plosoont ca possible.

do sincerely hope thio lo only a starter,
anti that you rse© doing your part by extending a
corfllal Invitation to your customers to make car
off loo tholr headquarters when in rhlladelphla.

UOlRtT-UBHrig-.

IS CA.i m DUMB.

Somebody said that it couldn't bo done.

But ho with a ohnoklo, ropllofl
Shat, "anybo It couldn't" but ho would bo one
.ilio wouldn’t soy : o till ho’d trlort.

Co ho budded right In, with a trace of o grin
On his fpxto. 1£ ho worrlod, ho hid It.

11 o utfaifcod to sing as ho taoUlod tho China:

Sliat oouldn’t bo flono and ho did It.

Somebody scoffed) "Oh, you’ll novor do thotj
At least no ono over lias dono It."

But ho took off hlo coat and ho took off his hat.
And tho first thin? ho know bo’d bosun it*
with tho lift of Mo chin, raid a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddlt}

Ho started to sins cs ho tackled tho thing
SI) at couldn't bo done end ho did It.

CTioro aro thousands to toll yon It orsrvnat ho flono,
Vhore wo thousands to pr ophosy i’ailuro;

Hioro are thousands to point out to yon, one by ono,
Eho dangers that oslt to asonil yon;

But ,1nst TmcKLo In with a hit of n grin,

Kion take off your oont and go to It;

"uot start in to sing an you taelao tho thing
fflutt no«n not uo tlonon anil yon’ 3.1 do it.

ClXi'/Jy-J

B4CTATED BUT

Blotrlot iSane^jer,"

Edison Portland Cement Company

September 10, 1914.

Ur. V. H. Headowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, Hew Jersey.

Lear Sir:

Yesterday 1 had a call from Hr. Eugene H. Grubb,
who visited the farm at Hew Village, and who made me sort
of a verbal report. From his conversation, I gained the
impression that he expectB a fee for the trip to
Hew Village. What he Bald was, "that Hr. Edison had ash¬
ed him to look our property over and it was an honor to
make the investigation for Hr. Edison, even if he did not
get his usual fee." I made no response, not knowing
what arrangements Hr. Edison had made.

1 believe it is Ur. Grubb's Intention to write
out a report later on and forward it either to Ur. Edison
or Dr. Kiefer. 1 understand he has already made a verbal
report to Hr. Edison, and he told me, that he thinks
Dr. Kiefer is doing very well with the farm.

Lid UT. Edison make any arrangement with him
in the way of paying a fee?

Yours very truly,

President,

WSH/BC

Ootober Twenty-seventh

Ur. Thomas A, Edison,

Edison laboratory.

Orange, Hew Jersey,

Dear Ur. Edison:

Please note from the attached correspondence
that the Tomkins Cove Stone Company Jiave notified ue that
they will give us the exclusive right to the UBe of the
Edison rolls and continue under the non-oxelusive license
at the rate of one and one-quarter (Xi) per net ton. This
in accordance with Section 10 of the contraot, and to take
effeot from November 1st, 1914.

This is due to the fact that the stone
business has fallen off very materially and Ur. Tomkins
is very pessimistic as to the stone business in the im-

Youra very truly,

JliaTy

President. /\

mediate future,

fwoiu

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

jm Stilioo, NEW VILLAGE, N. J. Pn,liD.Lw,»!p“1Arad“uUdln j

SSSIV' liwSsbX*,

EWARTSVILLE, N. J.

October 28, 3>^)

Edison Portlan tent Co., S

Dear Sir:-

'Xs-ys*,

3**tL;

have been using v7

that so far theffan delivery of coal which
on No. 6 KilB' has , according to the test made by Vic. Rader,,
shown up woTse than our regular burnings. This ran about
week the then the kiln burned out and we are now re-lining it

but on two or three days’ test this seemed to be the worst kiln^c^
or at least, the clinker from it seemed to be not as satisfactory ^
as the others, therefore, when I get thiB kiln re-lined I expect^ ,

to put on a compressed air drum with 3£" pipe, such as we are^
using on all the other kilns, and which are apparently giving
very good results. J? . */

All of the kilns we equipped with the 3£" ^
compressed air nozzles last Thursday, with the exception of jj
No. 6, which had the fan, and this clinker was kept separate^, <T^
When we started to grind it, the day's
grindings pats taken every half hour, all boiled perf^ctly^,'*'^/
except four, and these four were 96-plus, that is, almost
perfect. Of the night grinding samples, there was only
perfect boil, and all the rest of them were 96 and 95-plus.

-2-

I am somewhat at a lose to explain this difference, hut we are
analyzing the clinker from these different burnings to see if
there was any appreciable difference in the amount of lime.^

It is evident that we are right on the -ag^
in making good boiling cement straight from the grinding plant.

As Btated to you before, the cement made in
^t^e last six weeks or two months, since we have been paying more
special attention to the burning and many other small points,
has been much better than we have ever made in the history of
ythe Plant. In fact, we have many bins in the Cement Stockhouse
from which we are shipping humidor cement, one or two of these
running up to 10,000 barrels capacity, and I think I am safe in
saying that samples taken from any of the cement in the Stockhouse
will show about a 95# boil, and if the sample is kept exposed in
the Laboratory for a day or two, it will boil perfectly. ThiB
puts us in much better shape than we have ever been. Furthermore,
our lime is kept over 62, occasionally running to 63, and our
24 -hr . tests are considerably stronger than heretofore.

Kiefer and I are starting out this morning
to go to some of the cement mills and see it we can pick up
anything as to the methods of burning, size of clinker, etc.

Yours very truly,

Mr.^u*** was obliged to
leave before signing tlie above
letter dictated by him.

Superintendent .

orete cer bumpers in question were ec hard that ycu could
hardly make an impression with a sledge hammer, and Mr. Gray
was very much disappointed because they were so hard, since
was a mistake in levels and he had to remove the tops

there

-fi¬

ef them at considerable expense, He was therefore very much
pleased to exonerate the cement of slow hardening, and dis¬
appointed because it was not so in this particular case.

On~a»y other large work this summer has
there been any well grounded complaint on slow hardening.

Hr. Stevenson can give you better information than I on the
subject, but I believe his slow hardening complaints will be
only a few barrels out of the cars in question in the majority

of cases.

The best indication 'ne have as to the
improvement in quality of cement this year is the fact that
our boiling tests the day the cement is ground are better than
they have ever been before. In this connection I will say
that up until thiB year we have never dared submit anything
but old, well-seasoned cement in bin^s to be sampled by rods,
as it was only prolonged seasoning that brought boils perfect.

This year, so far, Hunt & Co. have sampled
24,000 barrels by rod, New York Highway 35,000 barrels,
Spackmanfl 0,000 “barrels, and Public Service Commission 3,000
barrels, a total of 72,000 barrels which were sampled by rod
in the bin, and all of it within two to ten days after being
ground. There was not a case of failure to boil reported.

In addition to this, the New York Highway
Dept, changed their method of sampling during the summer, and

since that change and up to date they have sampled 7Q,000
barrels direct from the conveyor, and not had any case of

failure on the boiling teBt.

In addition to the above amounts, we have.

in the past few weeks ground into the large storage bins
30,000 barrels of cement, which passed the boiling test the
day It -was ground, and from which we have been shipping the
day after it was ground on orders calling for testSd cement.
Previous to this year we have not been able to ship any cement ^
sampled or tested as above direct from the bin^w^^WwO^

It is a very encouraging state of affairs
and as I have told you several times during the summer, it is
only a trifling thing yet which stands between us and good
boiling tests at all times, even with higher lime cement.

I neglected to mention that in all of the
above cases we, of course, was sure to see that the cement
was above 62?$ in lime, for reasons with which we are all

•acquainted.

•Very truly,

**” The “above are the records only of that
boiling cement where we could keep large ^“few*
separate, liany other lots were epoiled by a few
pats only. E. K.

^November Twelfth
19 14

MX. Thomas A. Edison, |\ I \

Edison Laboratory, \\ ^

Orange, New Jersey.

Bear Mr. Edison:

I beg herewith to hand you a letter from
Mr. Mason, relative to the experiments that are being
made on the new burners, which explains itself.

On Monday last, I spent sometime in the
kiln room, and in all my experience there, I never have
seen all the kilns putting out so much Bmall clinker at
one time. The largest proportion was, as stated by
Mason, one-half inch (i«) and smaller, and even the
a^^Tpieoes were thoroughly burned to the centers
and seemed to be made up of a number of smaller clinker
Stuck together. The clinker also seemed to have the
glister which 1 have observed upon clinker manufactured
at other plants, and which our clinker has always laok-
ed.

Just as soon aB we have the physical
tests, I will have the results forwarded to you.

Yours very truly.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Q&tad

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

, 1914. i

can find
liarnetor.

Tdcp.pl.. Fttght Punier Sulim, NEW VILLAGE. N. J.

"UTiT p. o. ADDRB33, STEW ARTS VILLE, N. J.

”r. 'V. 0. Hall cry , President,

gdiron Portland Cement Com; any,

!i ew York, H.Y.

Pear Cir:-

;Bef erring again to the euesticr of homing
clinker smaller, hog to advise that 1 think we have accomplish¬
ed this most satisfactorily. I have just succeeded in getting
all cf cur kilns changed ever tc-day and solder
a clinker coming from the kilns larger than 5"

Those clinker seem to he made up of a conglomeration of smaller
clinker and all are burned thoroughly, and a great mass cf the
clinker. coming out cf the kilns will pass through a \/Z" mesh
screen. This is very much smaller size than we have ever made
before and we accomplished this by concentrating cur heat to the
extreme coal end of the kiln and making it very intense and local,
and all owing the raw material tc run down tc within say 1C feet
cf the coal end, before it begins tc turn into olinker, that is,
we burn it very close tc the discharge end of the kiln. By doing
this, we have apparently lowered the temperature in the stacks
about 200 degrees; njeny cf them are running very close to 600
degrees hy pyrometer tests, while before it was very difficult
tc get below 1000 degrees.

I think I can safely say that u

3 can now burn clin-

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, -a-

ker of the same average size as is burned in other mills and
furthermore since we have been working on this different method
cf burning the soundness of the cement is far hotter than it has
been heretofore. We frequently had two or three shifts cf grind¬
ing at our clinker grinding plant where all the clinker boiled
immediately on being ground and the lime was over 62 ana m one
case os high as 63. This is something we have never been able
to do before and I believe with this process of eliminating the
under-burned centers in the large clinker, we will be able to
eliminate our humidors entirely. Of course, after we have run
this way for semeti e, we will he able to determine this

definitely.

Certainly we are making rauoh better cement this
Fall than we have ever made according to all the laboratory tests.
I have hopes also by this process to burn a higher percentage of
anthracite and to do this it may be necessary to change ever
some of our machinery to grind our coal finer, and I also think
that there is no doubt that the lower stack temperatures will
show an improvement in the amount cf ocal burned per barrel.

As an illustration of what we are doing, it seems
that we are burning all cf our coal in a zone of lOmtc 15 feet
with high temperature rather than a zone of 30 feet at somewhat
lower temperature; and the raw material is substantially calcined
when it comes to the short zone and passes through the short
zone in such a comparatively short time that it does not have
time to ball up, and as the temperature is so high, the material
that dees ball burns through aud through. I am very much

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enccuraged with the results we have obtained lately and am follow¬
ing these up with the idea cf carrying thorn further.

Our olinker new, in appearance, is about the same
si::e and shape as made by ether mills I have visited, also it
has the sane blackish color, but apparently is more denso and
harder; it probably being a little more thoroughly Burned.

I am net ruite sure as to whether this is the best practice,
for it might be thnt the clinker burned very hard makes the
cement less active, and therefore more likely to be slow hardening.
I feel confident from what wo have done so far. that it would be
no trouble to burn it a little less hard, such as it seems tc be
the custom in the other mills, but will havo to carry on some
experiments to see what is the best; although cur experience has
boon the harder the clinker is burnt the sounder the cement, but
it has been difficult tc get any conclusive laboratory tests on
euick and slow/ hardening. Ecvcrtheless , : think we may be able
tc show something along this line with short time compression
tests, and we expect tc carry out some oxperi ents with this in
view. It seems that we have been running somewhat higher silica
running from one to two points; this probably has been of some help
in making a better cement such as we have been making this Pall.

I will write you again in a week or so, advising you
of any further results.

Yours very truly.

Superintendent.

Cl)p iportlanb (tfemmt da

11-19-19X4.

Mr Meadowcroft

Edison labratory
Orange,

N.J.

When Mr Edison celebrated his birthday in Eeb last,
the employees of the above office, of which I held at that time the
position as indicated above, sent him a telegram of congratulation.
While I am not connected with the Company any more ( thru no fault of
mine however) my heart is there just the same and I would like to
remember them els usual on Christmas and I want to do it by putting
that telegram on top pf the letter Mr Edison sent us, having the
wholr photographed and present each one with a copy, provided
however there is no objection on the part of Mr Edison, for altho
not with the Co I would not make a move knowingly that would be
inimical to hiB interest. To carry put this programs compells me to
ask either you or Mr Edison for the use of that Telegram which I
pledge my word of hdnor to return to you. Kindly advise me relative
thereto, for which please accept thanks in advance and oblige,

371 Drexel Building

Philadelphia,

'Edison Portland Cement Company

OFFICE or THE PRESIDENT

November Twenty-third
19X4

Mr. W. H. Meadoworoft,

Edison laboratory.

Orange, N. J.
Dear Mr. Meadoworoft:

I beg herewith to return letter from

Mr. Wakeman, which I have noted.

One of the reasons why we put Mr. Poster
in charge of our Philadelphia Office, in place of Mr. Wakeman,
was that owing to friction between our two best salesmen and
Mr. Wakeman, there was a possibly of losing the services of
the salesmen, so that, personally, I think it would be better
not to send the telegram to Mr. Wakeman, as I think the least
contact he has with our salesmen, the better it will be, par¬
ticularly as he is now trying to sell a competitive cement.

Yours very truly.

<rr'Av'
President. Y\

WSM/BC

Eno.

Monthly Statement of Production, Shipments and Stock of Cement ih Lehigh Valley; !
and New York State Districts.

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

Telegraph. Freight and Pattengef St

m. NEW VILLAGE. N.J.

a, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

December 10, 1914.

liA

Mr. Vfm. H. Meadowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

My dear Mr. Meadowcroft

I was very much grieved to read in this
morning's paper of the disastrous fire which has BWept the
entire plant at Orange, according to the accounts, and hope
that you will at least be able to save all of your valuable
papers and trust that reports in Borne of the papers that no
insurance was carried are without foundation. I will be
pleased to hear from you at your convenience, advising briefly
the extent of the fire and whether insurance was carried and
what proportion.

Surely this is a severe blow to all of us
Interested in Mr. Edison, and no doubt will bring gloom to
many employees who' had looked forth to a happy Christmas.

Yours very truly,

Secretary to President.

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

Ilrau. <,i Telegraph, Freght apd Pauenger Suhon. NEW VILLAGE. N. J. F»“

p. o.adprrss. STEWARTS VILLE, N. J.

December 10, 1914

Mr. Harry filler,

Orange, IT. J.

Bear Kr. -Tiller

The writer was greatly concerned
this mor jaing in picking up the paper to learn of the loss which
Mr. Ediso« sustained by the fire and I sincerely trust that later
reports -tfiH show that it i3 not nearly so heavy as intimated by
the early morning newspapers. If I remember correctly Mr.

Mallory told me several years ago that the Edison Companies had
a aystom "by which they carried their own insurance and I hope
that if -this is correct that the final results of the fire will
show ths."*1 sufficient insurance reserve has been carried to
nearly o* fully cover Mr. Kdi son's loss. I would be greatly
interest®** in having a line from you regarding this at your

convenience*

As you no doubt will be very much
tied up d.ue to the extra burdens which will be heaped on you
temporarily the writer this morning Bigned seventy Limestone
Company checks and also signed a note in favor of the Keystone
Plaster Co’> Payable at Union which is dated Becember 7th due

February- 7th for $2600.63 .which you can enter on your records.
^ Yours very trudy r»/T .

F. R. UPTON

808 Union Building, No. 9 Glinioi

Newark, N. . I., Deo. 18, 1914.

Mr. Wip. Meadoworof t , v \j

a '■'’a

Lear Sir:- S > * k*£*~>*' **<t

I thank you very much for Bh owing my telegram to Mr. ; J

Edison and appreoiate highly his reply.1-*-' JXgj-

I am sending under separate cover forHiira, in your oar?,
further oorrespondenoe regarding Mr. Churchill and the Ediqflff

lA - 10

1) » >

Portland Cement Company.

I am enalosing you a pamphlet on "Trap Rook for Coirra^te."

I fully believe that if the pillars in the Edison buJldiM/hay^ been
built with Trap Rook, they would have gone through/tne fire in

X hope to get up to see Mr. E<
pressure I hope will__b?-somewha$ off.

(ext week, when the

-JL. ^

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mwmmmmm

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loaded even to the top, of various sizes
of stone chowed as follows:

Car No. 82029

Weighed 2595 Lbs. per cu. yd.

%" Trap

Car No. 80850

Weighed 2370 Lbs. per cu. yd.

Car No. 80369

Weighed 2415 Lbs. per cu. yd.

Car No. 81009

Car No. 81457

Weighed 2537 Lbs. per cu. yd.

. Car No. 81704

1 Ka" Trap

Weighed 2495 Lbs. per cu. yd.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

mu] better than brick Tor reslating lire.

I give in this little pamphlet the author¬
ities allowing Unit Trap Hock is the best
material to use for ilreproollng.

Street, New York, Laboratory Teat No.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

MR. HALUERT P. GILLETTE. M. A

s produced by crushing

Crushed 'TRAP
tough, is ungulur, mid' has an ex*

ing cement; it also withstands
heat better than most stone.”

The American Society of Civil Engi¬
neers, American Society for testing ma¬
terials, American Railway Engineering
and Malntenance-of-Way Association, As¬
sociation of American Portland Cement
Manufacturers, in progress report, Do-

crete and reinforced c
ence, together with the

Concrete Itself is incombustible
and reasonably proof against
lire when composed of siliclous

gate such ns igneous rock.”
stone nnd gravel ai

Prom the “Manual of Reinforced Con¬
crete and Concrete Construction,” by
Charles F. Marsh and William Dunn:

PROFESSOR IRA II. WOOLSON has

Society for Testing Materials in 11105,
11)06 and 1007, much valuablo information
regarding the effect of heat oi

n Portland
Cement Concrete. Ho round that as a re¬
sult of heating 4-lnch cubes, of one part
Portland Cement to 2 parts sand and 4

days, up to 750°, there was NO LOSS OP
COMPARATIVE STRENGTH; beyond
that temperature the decrease was
marked; though temperatures up to
2,250° only cracked and fused, but did not
destroy, the specimens. Similar cubes
with a LIMESTONE aggregate showed
GREAT LOSS IN STENGTH at 500°, and
woro much disintegrated after exposure
to temperatures of 2,250°.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

New York, Oct Sth, 190

r. Fred A. Phelps,

Mechanical Eng.
and Mill Architect,

Union Building,

Clinton St., Newark, N. J.

My dear sir:

Replying to your recent letter asking
Cor my experience with trap rock,
limestone and gravel concretes as
fire-resisting materials, would say that
during the past five years I have con¬
ducted thirty-five tests upon full-
sized floor arches of reinforced con¬
crete construction. These were all four
hour tests according to the specifi¬
cations of the Bureau of Buildings of
this city. Trap Rock was the aggre¬
gate used in most of them but some
were cinders and a few were either

- as regards their heat

; qualities and thermal conduc-

for Testing Materials. Details of
the work done this year with conclu¬
sions upon the data obtained will be

found in a paper published by “En¬
gineering News,” August 15th, 1907.

gravel found in the vicinity of New
York City. Such gravel cannot be
depended upon to make a fire-resisting
concrete. The unequal expansion of
the quartz, due to heat, seems to dis¬
integrate the concrete. I might add
that this opinion regarding gravel con¬
crete is also confirmed by the reports o
tests made by the British Fire Preven
tion Committee of London.

As a result of this experience I
would unhesitatingly say that for stone
concrete to resist heat, trap rock is
the very best aggregate 1 know.
Neither limestone nor quartz gravel
concrete mixtures are reliable as heat
resisting materials. The limestone fails
by calcination, the purer the stone, the
more complete the calcining effects.

Trusting this gives you the informa¬
tion sought, I am,

Yours very respectfully,

(Signed) IRA H. WOOLSON.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

TESTS— Taylor and Thompson, page
:i!10 of tholr Troatlso on Concroto:

open. Eire destroyed the contents of the
buildings. Tile hunt wits so intense that
tho glass In tile windows, which had been
tested to stand 1,100 degrees, became
molten and was entirely destroyed.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

The Contractors of the Tunnel! Build¬
ing. The Drehman Paving Company.

WEIGHT OF TRAP ROCK COMPARED
TO LIMESTONE.

L. W. Page, Director of the Division of
Tests of the United State Department of
Agriculture, as follows:

weight of TRAP ROCK to be 181
pounds per solid cubic foot. Test

limestone to be 178 pounds per
solid cubic foot.”

WHY TAKE CHANCES? SPECIFY
TRAP ROCK FOR CONCRETE WORK
AND GET THE BEST MATERIAL
AVAILABLE.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Trap, IV*’
Trap, V/t-
Trap, solid . .

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

1IUIT«1)INti

XEWA.HK-

aftG'&tacru

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

s, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J.

December 23rd, 1914,

Mr. Thomas A. Edison.,

Orange, N. J,

Dear Mr. Edison :-

X am in receipt of Mr. Upton’s letter of the
19th with several letters attached and I beg herewith to give you
the facts as to the assertions made in Mr . Upton* s letters of

December 2nd and 19th.

1st.- "Mr. Mallory selected Meyer after having to choose
between Churchill and Meyer, as Churchill did not approve of Mr.
Meyer’s methods of running the business." •

Mr. Meyer's letter or Dec. 23rd, A 1914 ex¬
plains itself, what Meyer says about Churchill
having a case of "big head" is true, Churchill
wanted to report direct to me and ignor Meyer
which I would not permit.

"Mr. Churchill in the first eight months after he left
Company in January 1913, sold 150,000 barrels or cement,

>stly to Edison customers."

There is a very great difference between sold
and shipped. All our experience showB that the
amount sold does not indicate in any way what will
be shipped. WaMeman in hiB letter to Upton men-

2nd.-
the Edis

#2 to Ur. T. A. Edison, Deo., 23rd, 1914.

Pennsylvania R.R. ror their 1914 requirements ,
which we were very glad to get and we have push¬
ed hard ior shipping orders, with result that we
have shipped them to date 2,710 barrelB or about
of the total order. We have been told that
on account of poor conditions of the railroad bu¬
siness all construction work possible had been
stopped and that we have had our share of their
orders.

Churchill in his letter to Upton refers .to
sales made to John Bell Co., Western Electric,
Grant Smith & Co., and Locker. We have never
shipped Grant Smith & Co., but have made heavy
shipments to all the others since Churchill left

3rd.- "Churchill sold 3,000 barrels to one of the leading
railroads"

Churchill in his letter of December 15th
says "30,000 barrels to Erie R.R." also that
"this contract was sold at full market price" It
is true that Churchill did make the sale in ques¬
tion, but as the Allentown Company, for whom Bale
was made, give the Brie comparatively little
freight I doubt that they obtained the market
price,

4th.- "Wakeman or the Philadelphia office has been recently
discharged and I understand has been able to take away customers

#3 to Mr. T. A. Edison, Dec., 23, 1914.

rrom the Edison Company.”

It was a question of either changing
Wakeman as manager or loosing our heBt salesman
connected with the Philadelphia office to one
of our strong competitors. I felt the salesman
was more important to us, besides bartlett and
Wakeman did not get along well together and I
believe Poster our new Philadelphia manager is
much oetter material.

Shipments on account of Philadelphia oiiice
orders from January 1 to June 30, 1914, while
Wakeman wbb manager were 11# less than for the
same period last year, whereas from July 1st to
Dec. 24th, 1914, while Poster has been manager they
are 7# greater than for ‘the Dame period last
year.

5th. « "This orfiee in Newark was dropped, I have always felt,
largely because it was showing up too well.”

When the Hewark territory waB handled by
Mr. Upton the maximum shipments in any one year
were 145,000 Darrels and this was in a period
when general business conditions were very much
better than during the past two years. Since we
have had the territory our minimum annual ship¬
ments are about 11# greater than Mr. Upton* s
maximum shipments. Surely if our poorest year is
better than his Dest the results ought not to De

#4 to Mr. T. A. Edit

Deo., 23rd, 1914,

disappointing to him. Moreover, when the sugges¬
tion was made that we reimburse Upton for hiB
work hy payment on a per barrel basis covering a
period of rive years, I gave you an estimate or
the probable total payments to him for the five
years. Up to December 1, 1914 there has accru¬
ed about $9300.00, nearly all of which has been
paid and with the amounts which will accrue in
the next two years the total payments to him will
amount to very much more than the original es¬
timate,

6th.- "In the New York office Mr. Hunter is now in charge. I
do not think him a rit man to represent the name "Edison".

As Mr. Upton does not state his reasons for
the assertion about Hunter I assume they are due
Vto what Churchill told him. Hunter was trans¬
ferred from our Pittsburgh office to new York and
Cnurchill has always been jealous of him. Churchill
just before he lert told me a story about Hunter
and one or our stenographers, which I investigat¬
ed carefully at the time, and did not believe the
story was true. Churchill wanted Hunter dis¬
charged, which I declined to consider hb he is a
good salesman. The only evidence Churchill gave
roe, on which to base his assertion, was some per¬
fectly proper picture postal cards vdiich Hunter
had mailed to hiB stenographer.

#5 to Mr. T. A. EdiBon, Dec., 23, 1914,

7th - "Mr. Churchill states in his letter Dec., 15th, 1914,

-I just closed up a contract with the Erie R.R. yesterday for 30,000

barrels to he taken over J.915 at the market"

WQ got in communication with the Purchasing
Agent of the Erie today (23rd) and he states that
«jfo order has been placed for 1915 business and
you will be given a chance before business is
closed" .

eth._ ur. Churchill .taM. -I '°ld 1°“1 4“1*” “*

contractors in end out ot TO. TO* .t the .arhat »nd ovor."

If there are buyers of cement who pay more
than the market price, in view of the keen com-
petition, we have never come in contact with them.

The Whitehall Company whom Churchill now
represents are one of the worst price cutters in
the business. - Their shipments for 1914 have
increased a larger percentage than those of any
other Company.

9th. - Mr. Upton in his letter of Dec. 7th, 1914 states.-
«isr wyckorr (Atlas Salesman) says that he now has some encourage
ment in covering the Atlantic City trade, because while Wakeman was
with the Edison Company, he could hardly give away Atlas in Atlantic

City, but now he does get an occasional order."

Our dealer in Atlantic City through whom all
sales there are made is John Murtiand, shipments
made to nim from January 1st to December 23rd. 1914

are 300jf greater than they were for the same period

#6 to Mr. T.A.Edi son, Deo. 23, 1914.

last year.

Yours very truly.

President.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

E. MEYER

lEhtson ffotomarii (En.

&1. Samfa SitUiTutg

1133 irnuimiag

Corn., 26th Str«t

Km $orlt Dec. 8B,1914

Mr. W. S. Mallory, President,

Edison Portland Cement Co.,

1133 Broadway, II. Y. C.

Dear Mr. Mallory:

■ Mr. Churchill was not discharged, he resigned. In
fact he told the writer he had made a sale, or practically made a
sale, profits on which would give him a year's salary. Ho considered
this a good "back log" on which to go into business for himself.

. Churchill was getting beyond my control; he was con¬
tinually going over my head to you."-

Churchill's large sales were made mostly on cut prices,
and you can readily confirm this. . He had a bad case of -swelled head-
all large business tint came to the’’ office, such as D.Iilcb V/., he' took
credit. for himself, which swelled his totals.

He left, as he said, for the reason our sales policy
was too narrow; that is, we would not meet the cuts of the other
Companies.

Heferring to my letter to you of Peb. 5th,19.10, copy
of which Mr. Churchill sent to Mr. Upton, you wanted me to get a "big
salesman" at that time, and I felt that Churchill should have the
opportunity to develop before taking on an expensive man.

Yours very truly.

;

EM/HM

able and beyond my control. D

SSS&5- -JJrSJJ HU- only during .ho upon seaeoa, April to Dec.
Winter shipments are subject to extra charge and prior sale ot stock onhand.

CRUSHED STONE

CRUSHED SLAG
RRICK

SEWER PIPE

F. B. UPTON J¥

808 Union Building, No. 9 Clinton Streep (!.

LUSHED SLAG M J

BRICK ri/ /-

iEWER PIPE - \S A

Newarmn^. ■!., Dqo% 26, 1§14.

Mr. William H. Meadoworof t , Uj-' j /

Edison laboratory, * A v > ' S /

Orange, .. *. >/ ^

Dear Sirs- \T / J

I return my letter of Deo. 18th with Mr. EdiBon'B Wmark
on it, "Meadoworof t ask Moyer if pillars were made with trap rook.

I believe they were. If so answer Upton," and Moyer's report,
"Pillars were made with trap rook and in a few oaseB with iron ore
tailings got from Mr. Upton. 'Moyer'."

I yesterday went up with my Son and looked at some of the
pleoes of pillars whioh were near the road on the southeast corner
near the Erie Railroad, and these apparently were granite and con¬
tained a number of pebbles of fairly good size. Paoing the offiot
on the same corner were some Bpalled pillars in whioh there were a

number of pebbles.

I attaoh to this letter a copy of a letter from Professor
Wools on to me, August 24th, 1907 and also copy of teBtB whioh wer«
published in the Engineering News, AuguBt 15th, 1907.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

s Country where

COPY.

IRA H. Y/OOLSOH. 3. V. ^ ^ , _

Consulting isngineer on Teats of ^ateriala
Rngiiieering Building, C. luir.bia University y

telephone, 1400 Uorningsrdo ^f!b!

!!cw York Aug. 24, 1907.

:.'r. ?. 7t. Upton,

Union •■uilding,

Hevork, IT . J .

yours of August 2l3t lias reached me
I am spending my vacation.

I note your request for a letter embodying the equivalent
of table 1 in my article in Kng. Uev/s oi Aug. IB.

I uouia not write a letter of this kind for any price in
support of a material I did not thoroly endorse. In this case X would
have no hesitation in writing you a letter such r " you reque..t, f-1,inS
the results of my investigation of the properties of cinder, gravel and
Trap as an aggregate for building purposes as indicated in the Article
to which you refer, also similar results obtained from several other
investigations whioh I have made upon the same subject. y charge for

such a letter would be §25.00 .

X have made a large number of full sized fire tests upon
floor construction at my Fire Testing Station during the past seven yea®
and have some very striking photographs allowing the superiority of
Trap over limestone, and gravel, as well as other material in that line.
If you would like me to give a more, extensive letter more in the form
of an opinion based on my experience, and enclose some of the photos,
and record of successful tests made, it would take some little time to
prepare, and my charge would be §50.00.

Awaiting your _T ^ , „a

H. 7/6 olson.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

COEf .

cc::i?r.::::Sioi: Br-E-Cciirs

ccncnsass blocks uhdek beat 2bkat?.uct

Eng. Hews Aug. 15, 1907.

Age 2 months Breaking load IBs per sq. inch

• aterial Hot Heated Heated all

over 1 hour

Trap

Gravel

2460 1690

2520 3-767

1684 Crumbled in

pieces

Gravel

Cinder

1750 -

1090 621

875 810

1E00

1011

1198

Crumbled in;
piecea

Eeat ed all
over 2 Hours

455

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

9, STEWARTSVILLE. N. J.

December 28, 1914,

Mr. Harry E. Miller., Treas.,
Orange, H. J.

Dear Sir:-

X called a Directors' meeting for Thursday,
and as Mr. Edison will be very busy in the library I wish you
would arrange so that we can have the use oi some other room.

Possibly we may arrange for the use of Hoorn Ho. 13, or any-
where else where we can go without disturbing the progress of
the worJ£ now going on. I suspect we will have a good tur,

out of Directors as they will doubtless want to see the ruins,
yours very truly,

WSM-DSW

\ /

Edison General File Series

1914. Edison Pulverized Limestone Company [not selected] (E-14-33)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the business of the Edison Pulverized Limestone Co., which was established
in 1 91 4 to market the byproducts of Edison's cement production. Included are
letters about routine financial and employment matters, along with printed
promotional material.

Edison General File Series
1914. Edison Star [not selected] (E-14-34)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence relating to the myth that
Edison was responsible for a bright light appearing in the sky above Menlo
Park. Edison denied responsibility and stated that the light was the planet
Venus.

Edison General File Series
1914. Education [not selected] (E-14-35)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence and other documents
concerning Edison's opinion on technical and other forms of education. The
letters received no answer or only a perfunctory reply from Edison.

Edison General File Series
1914. Electric Light (E-14-36)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
electric lighting and power. Included are numerous congratulatory letters
pertaining to the thirty-fifth anniversary of the invention of the incandescent
light. Also included are documents concerning Edison's continuing
involvement with the General Electric Co. A note to longtime associate John
W. Howell, an engineer at GE's Edison Lamp Works, indicates that Edison
"will do anything to help out."

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
material not selected consists primarily of unsolicited congratulatory letters
and other correspondence without a substantive reply.

K&B©

SPECIAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES

PHILADELPHIA l/30/l4.

m- _

oun HEW MjASasaS!

, ADDRESS

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Menlo Rarh, N.J,

Dear Sir:

Recently the writer had given to him toy

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Luther Stlteringer a number of incandescent lamps with the explanation
that they had been developed toy Mr. Stheringer during his connection
with you. The idea presents itself to the writer that you- might
toe interested in securing these old model lamps. If such is the
case I would toe very glad to turn over to you such as you may want,
or it may toe that some of them would toe applicable to the Hammer

EDISON LAMP WORKS

OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Dear Mr. Edison:

MoClair, of our Patent Department. I think they are trying
to get aome patent on the use of Hitrogen in Tungsten Lamps .

I understand that Hitrogen in Tungsten Lamps
has a good effect, which is not obtained in Carbon Lamps.

Are you willing that Mr. MoClair should come
and see you, as he suggests in the letter, or would you rather
have the matter laid before you fully before he comes down?

Yours very truly,

7W- PcUatnv. .... .

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

S ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

October 22, 1914

3, A. Edison, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park,

Orange, New Jersey.

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My dear Mr. Edison:

I beg to confirm exchange of telegrams as

Father" j oin o^rae^in congratulations on the 35th aniversa1
of your making the first carbon filament incandescent lamp,
both hope that before another thirty five years rolls arounc
you will visit this coast and see some of the wonderful
development your inventions have made possible.

October 21. from you

Thirty-five years ago today 1 was elated o\
incandescent lamp and system. The development

my first

a anu » o«=m. - _ „ _ 1 wido spread

of the incandescent lamp today is indeed gratifying to me
anu I appreciate the work of the lighting companies^
country whose integrity and progressive business policies
have made its use so universal.

The Jovian Leags here c
which occurred yesterday, "Ediso
with a great deal of enthusiasm.

instituted their regular meeting
i Day" and your telegram was received

With kindest regnrds and best wishes, I a

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

SOCIETE KINETOPHON EDISON

WIEN I, JOHANNE8QA8SE 3

Eir.v.J ./II.

Ho o hv.ohlgeb o r cn

Edison,

r .o s t Ora n g

ilir erhalten sooben die ilitteilun^, daos Eie,
und ait Ilmen die ganze zivilioisrte Kelt das JubilBua Ihrer epocho&aohen-
den Erf indung, der G1 ilhlaiups , gefeiert haben.-

Gestatten Sie, dass auoh v:ir aus diesea Anlasoe-;,
unoere herzlichsten ClUokvdlnsohe entbieten und den auf riohtigoten rjnschen
•hinzufUgen, dass as Ihfcennoch lans'vergdnnt Bein moge, zu Xeben und zu-
wirken/' darnit Sie auoh waiter durch Ihr unbegrenztes Genie die VJelt ait
iveiteren Erfindungen bereickcrn, die IUrem Naiaea auX Jahrtausonde hinauo
den glilnzendsten Stompel der Zivilioation ~ahron v.erden.-

Schriiber Dieses, der die grcose Ehre gaho£ hat ,
Ihre peroonlioho Bekaimtschaft zu uacfcea und die v/onigen Uinuten, die
ex iuit Ilmen zu verbringen das Cluck hatte, dunden schoneten seines De¬
lians Zdhit, gestattet sich unseror Cratulation oo.ine perodnliohe ganz
efgebenot und in der herzliohstcn ^eise anzusohliessen*—

jit dem JtusdxUcke vorz'dglichoter Hoohaciitung unu

Yerohrung, zeichnen wir ergebenst S° °Ge oJ llschaf ““

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Edison General File Series
1914. Electric Pen (E-14-37)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison’s electric pen. There are only two documents for 1914. The selected
item is a letter from French psychologist Henri Pieron of the Sorbonne, who
wanted to use an electric pen for experimental purposes. The unselected item
is a routine letter from the Western Electric Co. requesting information about
the pen.

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Edison General File Series
1914. Employment (E-14-38)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
employees and prospective employees. Also included are letters soliciting
Edison's opinion regarding former employees seeking positions elsewhere
Among the documents for 1914 are items pertaining to the resignation of
Frank K Dolbeer, a longtime associate in Edison’s phonograph business, and
the transition of kinetophone developer Daniel Higham to the position of
consulting engineer. Also included are comments by Edison, in the form of
marginalia, about former associates William K. L. Dickson and William J.
Hammer. Dickson is described as "a pretty good Experimenter . . . honest &
reliable " with "a poetic temperament and all that implies in commercia
affairs."' Hammer is characterized as a man of good reputation and very well
up in Electricity" but "somewhat hard to get along with." Interoffice
communications by chief engineer Miller Reese Hutchison and other
supervisors discuss working conditions and other matters relating to current
employees.

Less than 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected documents include several items bearing a draft reply by Edison,
typically remarking "Say all full at present" or "All full just now.

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January 22, 1914.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison
Menlo Park
New Jersey.

Bear Sir:

A n old Business associate of yours, Edward F.
Kama o on, v/lio installed the steam plant in your f.-et-
o'-v'at Funic Park, New Jersey, many years ago and who
also supplied you with a great many engines, has fal¬
len upon hard times and is “try anxious to get into
touch with you.

Although he used to know you intimately he has
found difficulty in seeing you since your ramifica¬
tions Became so extended that you necessarily had to
employ others to look after affaire for you.

He would he more than willing to accept any
congenial position paying the most moderate of sal¬
aries and he is hopeful that you would, ho able to
give him something to do.

Mr. Hampson's address is 515 Jersey Avenue,
Elisabeth, New Jersey.

With apologies for troubling you, Inom,

Yours sincerely,

Business Editor.

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I wish to file with you for possible future reference, the
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also look into that matter and let him hear from me later.

On Friday afternoon, X sent for Grimes and had a talk with
him and m a wlult to Id’ Grimes that the man, Krouty, should be
discharged immediately.

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to continue as harmoniously as possible P definite-

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Edison returns, the matter can be definitely decided.

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all communibutapns direct to your Creditor
V A fc'V&eokge Murray #217 Willis Avenue N.Y.

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Thomas Affediacfc
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(/ Jr ^Few men are so lost to all sense of Hon«w
, and business responsibility as to be able to withstand
-/V^ straightforward appeal to their sense of Justice.

This Is What We Are Banking On In Writing You-

You Owe A Poor Man $11.00 ® &$ since 1895

George Murray of #217 Willis Avenue New York City was
engaged by Erwin Hebeler at Church and Cedar Streets to
go to Tiffin Ohio — arrival Bellefontaine Finished Tiffin

Hebeler the Foreman wanted men to work on Holidays in the
sleet and snow — returning from this engagement to office
of Mr Edison at 65 Fifth Avenue was informed by Mr Edison
that HE would settle as soon as he saw Mr Rich..

At Tiffin Ohio men stopped at the Lang House and have
never received the promised return fare which all men

had to scrape — Foreman Irwin Nebeler- Sup't Mr Rich

Linemen— John Stubenfall Patrick Andrews
George Murray-

This man Murray through all these years of hard work _
illness and .want has never bothered you to keep your word
it pays in this World to do the Square Thing— Do It Now.

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Edison Phonographs and Records. Edison Primary Batteries
Edison Kinetoscopes andMotion Picture Films
EdisonHome Kinetoscopes and MotionPicture Films
Edison Dictating Machines. Edison KinetophoneB
Edison A.C.Rectifiers and Edison House Lighting Controllers

April 1st, 1914.

You will find herewith enclosed a copy
of a letter which I addressed to Mr. Wilson under date of
March 19th, 1914, and which is self-explanatory, and is in
line with the matters discussed at our interview just before
you left for Florida.

At this time I want to express my per¬
sonal regret at severing my connection with the Company with
which you are so closely identified, beoause after having
been so closely associated with you as I have for the past
fifteen years, X have the unusual privilege of having enjoyed
the personal association of a man whom I oonBider to be the
"greatest living Amerioan" and it will seem very strange for
me'not to be able to continue to avail myself of that pleas¬
ure .

It is unnecessary to mention the con¬
ditions which have brought about this change as you are fully
familiar with them, and you may reBt assured that X purpose
putting forth my best efforts in the new field I am entering
and that nothing will be left undone to bring about a mutually
satisfactory result.

Appreciating the many personal courtesies
received at your hands, and with best wishes for your continued
good health, I beg to remain

Very sincerely yours.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

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April 6, 19 10.

George Beioter:-

I am advised that Christian Chloer was out four
days last -week, sick.

Before Cloer .-went to Mexico , he was perfectly
well. Y/e could not get any of the other installers to go
down and take that Mexican assignment, so Cloer went. He
contracted, while there, the Tropical fever. Since he re¬
turn^/ he has had neriodic attacks of the fever, which
totally incapacitate him for work. It will he a year or
so before he gets this infernal fever out of his system.

I think it is as little as we can do to stand
by him inasmuch- as he contracted the fever while on an
assignment of ourB, and in the performance of duty.

He is a very conscientious man, a good worker,
and entitled to our sympathy and support.

I therefore approve that we pay his salary fo:
the four days he was absent last week.^

Copy to Hr. Miller

Dear Mr. Emmons :

Yon will Bee from the memorandum of
Mr. Edison on the enclosed letter that he wishes me to
send it to the General Electric Co. If there is any¬
one who would he likely to know anything about this
matter, it is yourself, and therefore I am forwarding the
letter to you for such attention as you see fit to give
it.

- Yours very truly,

y(-^lLc. a-S-c-cu> f- ■- 'L-

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

In Reply Refer to pile #46

Schenectady, N. Y., April 9, 1914.

Mr. Wm. H. lie adowo raft,
Thomas A. Edison Laboratory,
Lewellyn Park,

Orange, H. J.

Dear Ur. lleadowcrafti

Referring to your letter of the 6th which
I return herewith, in the absence of Ur. Emmons would advise that
we are unable to obtain any trace of George Hurray or Irwin Hebe-
ler referred to in letter from the Mercantile Collection Agency.

Would call your attention to the faot,
however, that the incident referred to in this letter apparently
took place about three years after the General Electric Company
became the successors of the Edison Company, and it would there¬
fore appear that the party has no claim against our company.

Yours very truly,

Emmons, Manager,
3r~ (sfHuaA

Secretary.

16. April 1914.

To Thomas A. Edison Esquire

Hew- Jersey

Dear Sir,

Hoping that these lines will not disturb you in any way
I take the liberty of troubling you with an earnest request.

Knowing that hundreds of workmen are employed in your Manu-
factuires I venture to beg you Sir to give ray line3 some con-"
sideration.

It is on behalf or a young man who is seeking a situatuion
over there, that I am troubling you; his name is Prank Burger,
and he will oall on you with Aboard of mine, some days after
arrival of this. He is a thoroughly honest, industrious, healthy
young man of 26 years of age, of good but poor family, and has
only one wish and one aim in mind, and that is of being accepted
in one of your factories. He has worked some years in the metal
branoh in Budapest and in case you give him work you will find
him most skillful and trustworthy. Please give him a trial and
you will be aiding one who really deserves to be helped oh in
life. Sinoe half a year he has been in Hew Jork, knowas already
a little English, and although willing to work, could not find
oontinual occupation. You who have helped so many and who are
able to lend a helping nand, will, I am convinced not refuse my
request.

I beg for nothing but work for a good and willing boy, and
should my request not have been in vain, you Sir, will make me

most deeply indebted to you, and FranJt Burger, on whose behalf
I am begging, will, I know prove himself one of your most grate¬
ful and industrious worlmen.

ffith^a^writer of these lines you are already acquainted,
though not personaly. I am the sister-in-law of Tneodore v.
Puskas, wnom you will not have rorgotien.

Begging to De excused and again repeating my earnest re¬

quest

I am dear Sir

lours ever thankfully

Gizella ut 47. III. B4.
Budapest.

by Doun Alvord at 277 Bwny. He told us then that he hud formerly heen em¬
ployed hy the Simmons Hardware Co. of St. Louis, stating that ho originally
came from Boston. Y/e sent to our Boston correspondent who gave us the fol¬
lowing information:

"The only record we can find of him in Boston is in 1888, ie09 and
1890. He was thon given as ’Artist, 185 Summer st.'and roomed at 81 "on-
mouth St. with Theodore Peterson, said to he his futher. Theodore Peterson
was an old sail muker, was in that business for years, and was well known
as such. He was located and carried on business at 230 State St. Boston,

The names of both Petersons dropped but of the Boston directory after 1890.”

Cur communication from the Simmons Hardwaro Co. concerning Peterson
was to tho effect "that they know nothing concerning his private uffairs,
that from thoir knowledge of him he was a man of good character and habits,
had good executive ability, untiring energy, a hard worker and honest without
question." i’hi3 communication was signed by C. IT. Hichards, General lianugcr.
Cur information is that ho left the Simmons people to engage with \7m. Pilone's
Sons Co. Y/hilo Mr. Hichards speaks well of him, wo believe thqt behind his
leaving thore is another story, or at least, such has been intimated to us.

At any rate, it is apparent that he jumped rather suddenly from a concorn
with which he had boon engaged for four years, without due deliberation, and
while no one says anything against him in connection with his employment with
7/m. yilene's Sons Co, still he only lasted a year. His next move was to go in

„i,„ poan Alvord »lth •!>»» » *e,'r“1 y“”' ,

Doon discovered. .0 « ■«. - >»* “Ul01^4 f°' 1,18 0r“ri" ““

in th. name of *»+lt«* 0.. «hloh P— « » - * ’”*°-

aition so far a, it. Donors „.r. concerned. .■ «, «* •-« *• ““
in eonnoetion, and „hil. Petersen -P »« ““ ilV°ri I”’rfe“t 8““'

faction in hi. capacity a. an employe. and manager of .ale.mon, solUns the staff
that .a. pat oat hy this company, a. do not regard this a. to Peterson's
credit in the light of what has since come to pass.

Against the Bean Alvord Co. bankruptcy proceedings were instituted,
and the Jt reoor. me have is and.r date of Doe. 2«/l3 »h.n the >. Y. Y.»-
phono CO. ontered a auagmont against it for §24.24.

Y/e call attention to certain letters which he has submitted to you,
among' them, a letter pnrp.rting to hare teen .*«» V

.h. .ere a. favorably impressed after having tailed .ith Petorson .hil. ho ...
representing the Quoe.boro Corporation ef Deng Island City. V/e regard this
letter Ith snaptoion. although Petersen .aye it cam. .ith.e. any .elicitation
suggestion on hi. fart, is to the letter. — V *• “ ~*

associated ,1th the Quoeneboro Corporation, .0 alee ». ». P.

Watorbury, Conn, as .ell a. G. I. Handall and P. 3. Wnn. th. cn.on.horo dorpo-
ratien ws another en. of the., lot »lli». pr.po.itio™, r.n hy individual.

not altogether in the best repute.

„ call attention t. the feet «.. F. Wokoif, Pre.'t of the Sne.ns-
horo corporation, *0 .0. then pre.'t of the .oodhavon Paul, got let. trouble
ter the alleged larceny ef money belonging to Hr., 1. P. Hltehins. .ych.ff
.a. also of the la. Hr. of Hyckoff . Clarke * Rut: ho .no Pr.e't, also of
the Homestead Bank, and ... interested in a number ef ether corporation,.

For this alleged theft he u. indicted, but „e do not knee .h.th.r he has
come to trial or net. He note. ho. ever, numerous Judgment, against the Queens-

boro corporation.

yfo a0 not look With favor upon the numerous lettors written hy those
real ostata mon who were associated with and know Peterson while ho was a
manugor of the sales department, and it seems that if he had had the right
sort of character he nover would have lent himself to the selling of securities
or the roal ostate at tho prices asked hy those concerns. In other words, we
regard his business say from 1905 to 1914, while connected with these real es¬
tate propositions, as not altogether above criticism, as a matter of principle,
and tho letters on display, in our opinion, are misleading in drawing the right
conclusion with reference to Peterson's character. It seems to us that he is
not of a high moral type, hence might not altogether a satisfactory person to
depond upon. Using his own language, he is "for sale", and we believe this
speaks volumes for the man. A certain acquaintance of his not long ago asked
him why he had nevor married, and the conversation developed the fact that he
had never been successful in getting a woman with sufficient money, thus
making it apparent that he puts even his most sacred act on a money plane.

Through our St. Louis agent, we huve been endeavoring to place a
finger upon the keynote of Peterson's character by getting the straightforward
facts as to why he loft -the Simmons Hardware Co, and we hope to learn what the
real inwardness of his relations there were.

7/o came in contact with a gentleman who is in the market for a man
of Peterson’s claimed ability and- adqptability, but he stated that ho bolieved
Peterson was a little too worldly wise and too mercenary for him.

We understand that tho Store Improvement Co, Inc, which is a $24,000
corporation, in which 'i’ron 0. Peterson, Prank C. Hicks and Wm. J. Hardgrove
are directors', is not a highly successful proposition. Hicks was formerly
associated with Lean Alvord at the time Peterson was, back in 1907.

Yours truly,

PHOULFOOT'S CGUM3HCIAL AGI3IICY.

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Assistant td Mr. Edison,

Orange, H?J?

Dear Sir:- I am forwarding information in

letter of the 18th instant.

I graduated from the course in Chemical Eilj^Siter^lP^t ther6hljo
State University in June 1911 and at once entered ^pQervi^^'f the /
where i^was end^ged.tfpon

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act or dan e with your

duPont Co. at their Experimental Station

analytical and experimental work on analytical me^jj^ , ^'^Tication of
cotton on a semi-plant scale, nitrocelluloses, sraokel^ powder and a
wide variety of short investigations. ^ ,,

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Since my voluntary resignation on Jan, 1st I hav<£

1 engaged

on temporary chemical work in and near Philadelphia,

I regard the matter of the initial salarj^jj^ of slight importane
and ji "am interrtteT^noipaiay^in the opportunities to learn, etc. I
regard-. $9o. per month as satisfactoryT'"^)

I attach my two most important references. Others are
Dr. Jasper E. Crane, Chief Chemist, The Arlington Co . .Arlington, N.J.

Dr. Paul I. Murrill, U.S. Rubber Co-, ,11th Ave. & 58th St. Hew York.

Dr. James R. Withrow, O.S.U. , Columbus,. Ohio.

Respectfully yours,

1317 Spruce St. Philadelphia, Pa.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

.du Pont de Nemours Powder Co.

boo. 12th, 1913.

To Whom it Hay Oonoorn:

Mr. >1. V. Atkinnon has boon onployod by the Bxpor-
iciontal Station of tho >'• I. DuPont Deliaaonra Powrtor Oorapany
oinoa Juno 17th, 1911, and for tlio pant two and ono-hulf yoarn
hao boon ongngod na an aanintunt ohoaiot in tho !5c$^olosa
Powder Division of thin station, of whioh tho writor in Division
Hoad.

Ur. Atkinson has boon nasooiato* dlrootly with no during
hlo onploynont, and hau boon ongagod principally on rooonroh and
analytical work on nubjoots oonnootod with tho anbkoloaa powder
industry. Tho onnlity of hi« work has boon ontiroly natlnfnotory,
and has indioatod that his training and ability in more than that
of tho average ohonlst.

Hr. Atkinnon han dooldoi! to loavo hia nronont onploynont
Deoonbor 31at, 19115, an ho fools that ho in not ospooially inter-
oatod in tho naturo of work whioh wo havo to offor hln. Tho
oovarlnc df hin onploynont in ontiroly voluntary on hio part, and
ho loavoa in good standing with thla Conpany*

a.U.tfoodbridKo. Jr.

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Cambridge ,/^as8. , April 27, 1914.S
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, 4 A ^ %] i f/ ’

Orange, E.X. /U^ \ ^

Bear Sir:-

You made the statement to the visiting chemistry
students from Harvard University the other day that you
will heed the services of a research chemist some time soon.
I am writing to inquire about this position.

X am about to complete the work required for
the Ph. D. degree in chemistry at Harvard University . I
have made a speciality of physical and electro-chemistry,

and have been engaged i

research work along 1

for five years under the direction of able instructors.

My training has been broader thah most college
men-s, having been done at the Universities of Kansas,
Arizona, Illinois and Harvard. During my summer vacations
I have been sufficiently in touch with industrial work as
to make such conditions familiar to me, and have at the
same time gained practical experience in both research and

^fshould like to give you a detailed account of
my training, researches and publications as well as to
refer you to the men under whom I have worked, if

i are tp-'tfeed the services of i

■esearch chemist soon.

Yours respectfully

Coolidge laboratory,

Harvard University.

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at that time,' or if he is still in your employ? Y/e would thank yon fc
early reply. Y/e enclose stamp for reply.

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Mr. Thomas Edison,

Llewellyn Parh,

Meat orange, N. J-

Dear sir:- j "

Having met you eeveral «».=». especially at your

own Laboratory » on your Invitation ae.a» old <M»» of the
Machanioal Society of Engineers, and being a Buoh-eye by
birth and brings up, and, to. I e«M to Present Taft onoo,
,B1ood run. a na.P thloxer between Bueh-eye. t|han water over
Old in Kentuchy., I - dolns to taho the

your consideration for tha employment of a y,uns »»n (Albert
Bowers, SOB St. Hicholas Avenue, Hew YorJO on one of your
motor truohB in ». Y., *> Is thoroughly anointed with all

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the street, of Hew YorX OS» a number of yea^s earvloe on
Emcees Companies’ wagons. He is 1» every W
and industrious.

Trusting that I am not intruding, ij «®»
Yours %hly,

l<tO Nassau street (Room 609)
Now Yorh*

Saeiett's Hartoor, N. Y.

Cambridge, Hass. May6, 1914.

Mr. Wm.H.Meadowcroft ,

Assistant to Mr. Edison,
Orange , N. J .

Dear Sir:-

In reply to your favor of May 2nd, I am sending
the following account of my training and experiences as
a research chemist.

Prom 19o7 to 1909, I was a student in chemical
engineering at the University of Kansas. The next two years
I attended the University of Arizona, where I received the
degree of Bachelor of Science in 1911. Besides regular
collegiate studies, I served as an assistant in chemistry
and as private rese irch assistant to Dr. R.C.Benner.

Dr. Benner was then working on some methods of electro¬
analysis, and I assisted him in this work. I also published
two researches, carried out under his direction.

"Rapid determinations and Separations by means
of the Mercury Cathod and stationary Anode "J.A.C.S 32, 1628.

"Cupellation"'' J.Ind. & Eng. Chem, 3, 1911. Mex.
Mining Journal, March 1912.

I was in charge of one of the largest assay and
chemical office souring one summer, in the absence of the
owner.

I was offerdd an appointment as chemist in the
Bureau of Mines in 1911, but declined it to accept an

appointment as assistant instructor in quantitative chemical
analysis at the Univer-ity of Illinois, on half time. The
other half of my time was spent in research and study in
phys ical and electro-chemistry under Dr. Grinnell Jones.

I was his research assistant in the summer of 1912.

The following year I received an appointment as
Austin Teaching Fellow in Advanced Quantitative Analysis
at Harvard University, as Prof. G.P .Baxter's assistant.

This position I have held for two • years. The first year
I continued research in electro-chemistry with Dr. Jones
( who had been appointed an instructor at Harvard). This
school year, I have redetermined an important atomic weight
hy an electrochemical method, under Prof. Baxter's
direction.

I will complete the work for the degree of
DBctor of Philosophy in Chemistry during the summer. I have
thus had a wide experience and acquaintance in my
University training. I have specialized in physical and
electro-chemistry in my studies., as well as researches
and am Best able to take up that kind of work. I have
also Been interested in the commercial side of the profession.

With Dr. Jones, I have the following researches,
which are just now Being edited for publication.

"Conduction and Ionization of Potassium-iodide and Tri-iodide
in aqueous solution at Zero Degrees",
n The free Energy of Formation of Silveriodide".

"DistriBution of Bromine Between Water and CarBontetra-
ch' oride. "

"EquiliBrium Between Potassium-Bromide and Bromide in
Aqueous solution and a study of the PolyBromides".

The atomic weight determination with Prof. Baxter
is practically completed and will also he published soon.

1 have been quite closely associated with Dr.
Raymond C. Benner for the last five ye-irs and he will
undoubtedly be glad to tell you what he thinks of my
ability and personality. He is research chemist for the
National Carbon Co., Premont Ohio.

I am sure Professor Baxter and Dr. Jones of
Harvard University will both be =;lad to tell you about

my work .

If you wish to know anything more about myself, I
should be pleased to answer your inquiries. I will be in
Cambridge all summer and if you desire, I can come to
your laboratory to see you personally.

I should like very much to becomeconnected with
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Coolidge Laboratory, >

Harvard University.

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Dear Sir:-

I have received your letter of the 7thinst.,
asking what amount of compensation I would expect to
begin with, if Mr. Edison should desire my services.

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about one hundred dollars ($100) per month., with some
arrangement concerning an increase if I prove satisfactory

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Application No. — 5P-54.1 —

with this Exchange, for employment and gives your name as one of h-iS-em-

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you are fully protected if it be necessary to report unfavorably, in which case
your reply will be treated as strictly confidential.

We thank you in advance for your attention, in the matter.

Very truly yours,

National Employment Exchange

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Secy. Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, Mew Jersey.

Dear Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 1st inst^. with
reference to our inquiry regarding Mr. Charles E. j

Stevens, we would state that according to Mr. Stev- I
ens' record with us, he was manager of your foreign
department from 1899 to 1903.

Trusting this will give you the information |
and thanking you for your courtesy in this matter,

Yours very truly,

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.

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Hay 29th, 1914.

To ’Shoft it May Concern :-

Mr. T.Vank b. Guenther wrb engaged hy us
for a southern trip from November 1913 to May 29th, 1914.

He was oonscientioua and efficient in his duties and is only
leaving us because the trip has come to an end 'and we have n<
further need for hiB servioes.

Yours very truly,

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Kinetograph Dept.,

Mgr. Negative Production.

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30 May, 1914,

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To the personal Secretary of
Thos. A. Edison Esq.,
Bloomfield , N . J .

Dear sir:-

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I do not know whether j^eff wi\.l allow an application for j
employment ( in any capacity for which I am qualified) to reaoh Mr. f
Edison, but having once worked for him in Goerck St. ,N.Y.0ity,in
1881, and "fired" by Major Eaton a few weeks aft erwards , just thought
I would make the attempt, as I find that grey hair(and none too
mnch of that )seems to be a preventative in seeking anything in
the city.

Am an experience bookkeeper and office man( which does
not count much now-a-days ) and have also worked in mechanical
and electrical lines. Transfer etching on formed work is another
line of mine, but 1 can readily adapt myself to many things.

I have pleasure in referring to:-
Col. T.W. Bradley, Walden, N.Y. .former president of the N.Y. Knife
Oo. .where I was secretary, bookkeeper and cashier for nine years.
Mr.Moorehouse, Supdt . ,Mergenthaler Linotype Co. , Byers on St.,

Brooklyn ;there I had charge of factory office for six years.
i.N.Dietsch.Ino. ,16 W. 32nd. St . .N.Y.Oity. Was etoher for nearly
three years(on silver and brass).

Other references if necessary.

Hope the gentleman will favor me with an interview?

Very truly yours

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Copy to Mr. Edison ‘

June 1, 1914

With referenoe to the eraployeeT^nder Mr. S. H. Baldwin’s
jurisdiot ion:

Please note that Mr. Baldwin’s Departments consist of:

A- Disc Record Stook Dept.

B- Blue Amherol Record Stook Dept.

0- Blue Amherol Reoord Production Dept.

D- Blue Amherol Reoord Raw Material Dept.
E- Disc Record Raw Material Stook Dept.

present payroll.

H. E. Deeming

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Jh£e X, 1914.

Mr. W. 1. Eokert: flf/V’

Please note that heeltap ljJ/ay/(June 1st) Ur.

Daniel Higham is to be re leased fro\our re|uJ^r|v7orkins
and is hereafter to be eonsidered as consulting |nEineer on
Kinetophone work, and that ae consulting engines^ his salary
is to bo $60.00 per week, instead of $.126.00 as at present.

Under this arrangement ar. Higham will not be obliged
to report for work at our factory. Moratory or Kinetophone
studio at any partioular time or o in any way take pert in
the regular manufacturing or experimental work connected with
Kinetophone apparatus, hut in ease we want to confer with
him in a consulting eapaoity he is et dl times to be free
to give us such advice or information as is in his power; also
should Higham conduct any experiments on his own behalf
or in any way make top rev aments on the present Kinetophone
apparatus, we are, to have the benefit of such experiments or
improvements, as called for under the contraot new in effect
between us.

It is also of course understood that Mr. Higham is
not to in any way become connected with any other company
or give anyone else the benefit of his knowledge in connection
with the Kinetophone or talking pictures.

If this memorandum is not clearly understood, please

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R. A. Baotonan, Esq., General Manager,

Edison Storage Battery Company,

Orange, Me® Jersey-

Bear Mr. Bachman: -

It la with the deepest regret that I hereby tender
ny resignation as Chief Tester of the Edison Storage Battery Co.

paring the past seven years, while In Mr. Edison’s
anploy, I have made many valuable friends; end I ® very reluctant
to sever these associations which have meant so mnoh to me.

In order to safeguard ny Interests in the Auto Tire
and Supply Company of Paterson, 1 am obliged to take control of
the Company, in an effort to pat it upon a sound business basis.

Trusting that you will appreciate my position and
the reasons for writing a letter of this nature, and with kind
personal regards and best wishes to Mr. Edison and yourself. I

Very slnoerely yours.

July 2nd, 1914.

RAB- 9-741

Mr. Edison.

I am returning herewith copy of Mr. Scholar's
resignation whioh you sent me, and asked if I had a man
for his place.

I heg to inform you I have a man for this place,
and he will start in on Monday. He has worked first under
Holland and then under Smith in the Research Department.

He is very careful and the only thing I am afraid of he will
he too easy with the hoys under him, hut I will watch this
myself and see if X am not able to get him started right.

Soholer has been working for you now about seven
years. He has been a very careful boy and has been prompt
on his job and been very reliable. I thought if not too much
trouble you might write a few lines for him as a recommendation;
I am sure he would appreciate it. I always feel any of the
boys as faithful as he has been is worthy of some consideration.
I would consider it a favor if you would give him a few lines.

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Regarding the attached communication from
John D. Rose:

Ber to state that his record card shows that
he was discharged for stealing parts. Our chier v/atch-
SL” Sr. Ualone, made a search of his rooms and found
a number of punchings which were taken frouiourplant .
They had very little value and from what lean learn,
/as this case happened seven years agojtnere was
considerable doubt whether this man or his -

took these punchings. I believe he has been Runisbeu
onourrh in any case and I have instructed our employment
clerlfto r^employ him on uonday next in one of our
departments.

His address is #8 Charles Street, V/est Orange.

0. Ilicolai.

July 15, 1914

Mr, Op ciylsc,

Stewart ovillo, H. J.
bear sir:

Ploaoe notify Mr, Char Ion it, ’Miller tliat the
kdioon property hag been gold to the How Jersey Zinc
Company and that hio salary will oeuoe ao of July 2nd,
notice having been sent to him some raonthB ago of the
negotiations and he hiving been notified at tint time
that hie sorvioeo would not be required after the
property wao transferred to the Zino Company.

Yours very truly, •

jereeident.

.10/ /lie

Mr. H. F. Miller,

Edison laboratory.

Orange, H. J, ;

My dear Harry:

> The above explainB. itself .

Yours -very . truly , „

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President.

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AGENT THE PYRITES COMPANY, LTD., LONDON.

Augustus 0. Cebmtx,

NEW YORK July 30, 1914.

^■'homas A. Edison, Esg.«f
Llewellyn Park,
Orange, IT* J.

Dear Sir:

With reference to some business matters in connection

with

Mr. Wm. IC. 1. Dickson, now residing in London, in which I am
thinking of interesting myself, I understand that Mr. Dickson was
with you for some yeaxB, and I would trouble you to give me your
opinion of Mr. Dickson's ability and reliability.

Thanking yon in advance for the favor of a reply, I remain.

End.

Yours very truly,

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HE MR. RICAIiTOM

Referring to Mr. Bioalton. Mr. Plimpton advisee me
he oalled at the Studio, and had no complaint to make concern¬
ing his treatment, therefore X do not think you will hear from

In discussing Mr. Ricalton's future work with Mr.
Plimpton, we have decided he would make a capital man for ui
to send out in taking advertising pictures- for instance,
the contract we now have with the State of Massachusetts,
etc. and the next time Mr. Plimpton sees Mr- Rioalton he

will endeavor to arrange with him to take up this line .

TAJKIN^M^ClllN^DE^'RTMENTr^

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West Orange, Me^

Bear Sir:

One Ered. L. MoGahan, inventor and i
hydrogen water-gas and other domestio gas forming furnaces," who
has been operating here for the past eighteen months as a promoter
of more or leBS dubious mining propositions, haB been making oon-
tinual references to you as his personal friend, and also olaims
to have spent considerable time with you aB a co-worker in various

oapaoities.

MoGahan's apparent lack of knowledge of chemistry and
metallurgy inspires the idea that possibly some of his other
olaims may not be well-founded. Therefore?, we will appreciate
it if you will advise us as to the truth of the statements made
by him concerning his work with you and your personal friendship
for him. We will also appreciate your opinion aB to his teoh-
nioal ability, and such further expressions concerning him as
you feel at liberty to make.

Thanking you in advance for your oourteBy in this

connection, we are

Very truly yours.

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September 16th, 19X4.
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Mr. E. J. Berggren,

T. A. Edison, Ino. ,

My dear Mr. Berggren:

I have your letter of September 15th and gave
same a great deal of thought. Before writing you, X wished to
get the opinion of others in the factory and the office as well.

The boys in the factory feel that it would be
impractical to run off their sooial functions in connection with
those of the Phonograph Works. They feel being so closely
associated here that their functions would appear more like a
family circle. If they took the T. A. Edison, Inc. with them it
would be more or less like a public affair.

There also appears to be some prejudice between
the two different companies which probably you have not noticed.

I had Messrs. Mudd, Bee, Thompson and Leisk give their opinion.

They naturally agree with you, the same as I do, that this would
be the proper thing to do, provided we could get the proper organi¬
zations whereby the Edison Storage Battery Co. would be represented
the same as those of the T. A. Edison, Ino., towards which end there
is no doubt you are working, and I assure you that I would give you
all the co-operation I possibly oould, and the boys here in the office
naturally would do all they oan to bring this to a successful basis.

I was sorry to learn that there are some of the
people we purohase from annoyed by solicitation of the boys of the

various oompanies. My understanding is that the Edison Storage
Battery Company has ashed solicitation hut one time which was
recently, and I would consider it a favor if you would give me
an idea as to who these people were that put up this holler.

The Edison Storage Battery Co. is called upon to donate to a
large number of societies during the year to all sorts of enter¬
tainments, dances, picnics, raffleB and many other functions. We
naturally do not like the way we are called upon, hut this seems
to he a universal thing, and for the amount of purchases the Edison
companies do during the year they must he small dealers who are
rather finnioky and short-sighted.

Assuring you I will he glad to co-operate with you in
amalgamating the various organizations.

Yours very respectfully,

' V. P. & Gen. Manager.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison
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Having -learned that you are oodi
sumers of refined phenol in your works and «
has been curtailed by the Erupean disturbances , .
doubt in a predicament to forseo a future supply. There
v/ ill be an indefinite shortage of this particular ooal tar
produot in the future on account of tho exceedingly small
production in this country of the so called light oils non
which crystal carbolic is derived, the entire dependence be¬
ing placed on foreign resources.

These conditions prevailing, you may according
to all probabilities anticipate refining the crude acid in
your own laboratories or possibly manufacture this product
synthetically. , , ,

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line with the only coal tar products refiners in this coun¬
try, I have made extensive and .-.ucce sful experiment
synthetic production and

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syntnatiu □rmiuH.m _ _ not hesitate to say, have come

in contact with almost every method of recovery of carbolic
acid as well as refining of this oheraioal and having this
experience I feel it would be interesting to you t" ■p"”rr’e
go into details.

Should you be interested in this matti
disoussion, it will at any time be convenient for me to see
you in your laboratory. Being a resident of West Orange
for years it will be no trouble for me to stop in td see
you any time you may set forth to oonverse over this prob¬
lem with more scrutiny. Should it t.en be your pleasure and
so desire to entertain these developments, I would be wii .tug
to accept a position at your works on a salary basis or at what¬
ever agreement we may arrive.

A7raiting your reply, I am.

Very respectfully.

21 EDISONIA TERRACE.

Coning from Brazil',1 where J have been Chief- manager of the
Bergmann- Eledtrioal- Werka- agency: Hearn. Schmidt';1' Treat * Co.1? J
had the intention to ge hack to Berlin hut can't de that en aceeunt tof
the war. J think J wouldn't' come out with my 38 yeare of heeing a war-
priaener ?-like Mr. Bergmann? — and ae J have to leek for any employ¬
ment here irnjthe United Statea.

Unfortunately, in thia unforeaeen aooident, J have ne lettera ef
reeenmendatien and am net able to get acme now? er from Mr. Bergmann
or Mr. Hleeink and aa it aeend? that the war haa alao a weekening in¬
fluence on the huainesa here, J find it aomo difficult to get the pe-
aition J want.

So J oome to aak you1,1 if there* a net any vawanoy in your labora-
toriea or if you oan help me perhapa to got ajplaoe in any ef the oom-
panioa rolationod with you.1

My oxporioncoa of ton yoara with Siomona and Bergmann makoa mo
able to enter any poaition, and the aoparato loaf;1 J aond with thia
letter, contain* son* infornationa about the work ,J did before.

J an,' however, ready,1 to givo any noro particular a wanted.

J hope To have a favourable anowor and am,1 dear Sir1;* your thank¬

fully and neat att,:

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SIEMENS • SCHUCKERT - WERKE .

Construction and calculation of controllers for cranes bridges.
Hauling plants, rolling nills.benzino-cleotrio motor Hoots, lifting
and separating magneto, elevators eto. -resistances generally.

Oporoting of all these apparatus at Duisburg Industry-Centre.
Equipments for paper-mills, cotton-printing, weaving and spinning-

mills.

Complete light and power installations for big fabric- establish¬
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Ilydro-electric-power-plantB and all lcind of little Industry-
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Short time: Telefunken and Motor- Dept.

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Loading engineer of the construction of the big Control-stationon the
Kaiser- Wilholm-Kanal BrunsbRttelkoog andmore smaller plants at Kiel.
BROMBERG E CIA. RIO DE JAIIEIRO .

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power plants, brewery- equipments, eleotrio railways, and all kinds of
big and small manufacturing- plants.

BERGMANH - ELECTRICAL - WORKS .

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Lear Ur. Edison:

East Orange, N. J. , November 5,1914

Since leaving your employ some years ago, I have
often been tempted to ask you to grant me an interview, in order that
I might bring to your attention certain faots of which you were un¬
aware at the time of my leaving. I, however, hesitated in aBking for
an interview as I knew you naturally felt incensed at my apparent in¬
gratitude, and justly so. As a consequence the months grew into years,
but at this late day I should like to present to you the true facts which
led up to our disagreement.

The third party at our final meeting simply used me
as a "scapegoat", and although he knew very well that I was not remun¬
erated for my servioes to the extent that you were led to believe, he
was contented to stand by and not offer a word of explanation to you
in my behalf. , ,

While I shall mot attempt to justify my conduct at
the meeting referred to, I certainly deserved the rebuke administered,
yet I should like to talk over the matter with you, knowing as I do
your fine sense of justioe and your desire to give every man a square

After recovering from a long illness, which inca¬
pacitated me for work for several years, I went into the Sheet Metal
business and continued as Secretary and Treasurer for a period of five
years. This business was discontinued April 1st on account of ruinous
competition with the Steel Trust.

I am at present disengaged, and having been taught
a pretty severe lesson, I should like to egain enter the ,!Edison fold .

Being thoroughly conversant with every detail of ac¬
counting, foreign trade, etc., I am sure, if you will give me the op¬
portunity, that I can render good service.

Some time ago, in a conversation had with my brother
Walter, I learned that on account of conditions abroe'd, he was over¬
whelmed with work and had conferred with Mr. Wilson in reference to
getting a competent man to assist him. I should be very glad to assist
him if you have no objection to my seeing Mr. Wilson and my brother
about it, and in view of existing business conditions, I am seeking
but a modest recompense for my services.

Trusting X may hear from you In reference to the matters
mentioned above, and thanking you In advance for any courtesies you
may extend, I am.

f)urr^

141 West 70th Street, ' Hew York City.

November 11, 1S14.

Kr. Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, ii.J.

Dear Sir:-

I would like to apply for employment in the Edison
laboratory. I am a graduate of the Electrical Engineering
Department of Columbia University, class of 1514, and have
had no experience except five weeks of shop inspection in the
Mew York factory of the Western Electric Co. ,bu.u would
appreciate an opportunity of doing laboratory work. I am
twenty five years old . Hoping to hear from you upon this
matter, I am

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RAB-9-1415

Dear Mr. Edison:

Mr. Savllle's resignation is a surprise to me.

Vrorn all appearances he was happy and contented. I am sending
you herewith a request for 100 business cards as per attached
sketch, which X have asked to have changed. This may possibly
be the reason for resigning. His business card was to read "Chief
of Research Department." I noted on the bottom that Mr. Edison
was’ Chief of all Research work and Seville was chief of Testing
Department .

About three weeks ago Saville came to my office and
expressed himself that he was under the impression he was not doing
his work according to my wishes and that X was displeased with him.

I asked him what his reasons were for having this feeling but he
could not give any, but I told him I had absolutely no thought of
him displeasing me, that he was working more or less \inder Mr.

Edison and I was very much in favor of giving him full charge of the
testing room and thought he would make good, as his test table was
the best we ever had, and I thought he knew his business.

His statement that I opposed his appointment here in
the testing room is entirely false; he has no foundation for this
whatsoever. As a matter of fact, you know from the correspondence
that you and I had this is untrue. The only other happenings here
was when he asked me for more money the other day, of which I have
already informed you. I told him the time to ask for more money
was when he had the department in ship-shape and could bring Mr.
Edison over and show It to him, then is the time to show Mr. Edison
that he has really made good.

Two weeks ago he informed me he had a telegram to come
to Boston at once and wanted to know if he could be off for two days,
and I told him yea it would be all right, but to see that the men
under him were properly instructed so there would be no mistakes made
while he was away. This may be why he has resigned; probably he was
offered another position in Boston. I can see no other reason, as
he was treated all right. I have increased the salaries of the men
he recommended and also 0* X1 d any discharges he made and also 0#X*d
new men he put to work. He had absolutely no obstacles in his way.

I would like to have you send for Saville and have him
read this letter and see if it is not just as I state. My impression
of the whole situation is he has already represented himself as Chief
of Research work. On account of my memorandum whioh X am attaching
hereto he is not allowed to use this title. Am I correct when I say
this is but a testing room? I understand we are not developing
anything new there.

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(a) Ah out what year was the phonograph invented and hy
whom?

fb) What suggested the Idas to him?

(d) Why did ha decide to usa the Cylinder form of rocords
for tha oonraerolul phonographs?

S. Why do dealers and Jobbers prefer tha disc to tha
Cylinder form of record?

3. Prom what material is the present Sdism Disc record
made?

4. Why is it hotter than the material used by othor man¬
ufacturers?

54 \rtmt is the difference between the Sdison and the
Berliner cuts on the wax master record?

6. Why is it that tha Sdison reoord has so nnxoh lass
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7. Describe why the ?dison Disc does not wear out as quickly
as othar malms.

8. Why docs the Sdison 10" record play longer than othar
EBnufacturers’ 12" reoords?

9. By what trade name will you call
fa) The Sdison Disc reoord

(b) The Sdison Disc Machine.

•10. Why is tha saison rooord thioker than othar makes?

11. Is it fragile?

IB. What are the trade names of the various disc machines,
and what stock f inlshe s may bo obtained?

13. What is the difference hotwean tha various types?

14. What is "defective regulation" and how do you detect
it?

15. What eousos defective regulation?

16. How do you remove these causes?

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IV. What are tho causes of motor noise, andhow detected and
eliminated?

18. How do you set the automatic stop?

19. How do youadjust the height of the reproducer arm?

20. What is corrcot position of tho limit pin on repro¬
ducer while reproduoor ia ''ploying" a record?

21. If the limit pin mores to the right when playing, how
would you correct tho trouble?

22. At what spaed 3hould maohino run, and why?

23. Ha? do you count the revolutions?

24. How, when and w ho re should aaohino he oiled, and what
hind of oil do wo recommend?

£5. Explain in detail the preoeduro of playing a record.

26. What is the function of the mute?

27. What instructions hare you in respect to defective
reproducers?

28. Prom whom do you go- laboratory or E? A. 3. Inc?

29. Are you expectod to sell any goods?

30. Hama some of our grand opera singers.

31. How would you answer the argument tint Caruso, At.
ol. do not sing for eta?

22. How would you answer the argument that Edison does not
make a cheap disc machine?

33. Dasorihe in detail Mr. Edison’s connection with the
seleotion, innpootion and manufacture of the records and
"maohinas.

Edison General File Series
1914. Equipment and Supplies (E-14-39)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining
to the purchase, operation, and disposition of equipment and supplies for the
West Orange laboratory and other Edison concerns. Several documents are
written by Edison or bear his marginalia. One item contains a comment by
Edison about the performance of his Carrier air conditioner. The
correspondents include industrialist Richard M. Colgate, chief engineer Miller
Reese Hutchison, consulting chemist A. E. Nienstadt, and representatives of
Steinway & Sons, the piano manufacturers.

Less than 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence from
vendors and suppliers and routine documents concerning the settlement of
accounts.

your Companies

Dear Hr. Edison:

Our man who is assigned
reports a rumor that you will need 500 K . W ■ additional pov.e:
in the Phonograph Works about I.Iay 1st , although we have 'had

no invitation to submit specifications and figures on a suit¬

able motor generator set and accessories.

You may be aware that a machine of this size
is not carried in stock, and even if work was started immediate¬
ly there would hardly be sufficient time to complete it before
the first of I.ley. Ko doubt the addition of a unit of this size
to your present plant will require careful study and engineer¬
ing and if this is hurriod the minor details may be ovor-looked

and annoyances may follow.

We trust you appreciate that wo are bringing
this matter to your attention with the sole desire to serve
your interests.

Yours very truly,

TB/B. district manager .

E. NIENSTADT
uiting Chemist

ERSEY CITY 4226 W.

JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,

c/o The Edison Laboratory

Orange , H. J .

Dear Ur. Meadowcroft : -

I received your favor of Jan. 28th, and feel
very sorry that you cannot send me a good result about ny "Hon Slip
Compound " .

By some unaccountable mistake in manufacturing the material
the laboratory did not receive the right preparation and I polite¬
ly ask you to allow me to send you free of charge a new compound,
which will not peel off any more and which will give satisfactory
results .

This new waterproof material has been proven in factories
where pulleys have to rim 4-5000 revolutions per minute and the
Compound stands the hard test excellent.

Hoping that you excuse the error and that you will give
me the chance to make mistakes good again, I remain,

Yours very truly,

Abbe Engineering Company

Referring to the tests which were nfe.de on one ox c
mills some time a~o, wish to say that we have heea tl
1 over and have come to the oo nclnsion that a stoel 3a:
t’i chilled iron halls instead of flint nobbles would ;

Astho writer rememhers it, one ofvlhe objections
las the chipping of the lining and flint pebbles, and •
• iac; that the pebbles instead of grinding and mixing t:
.al“seemed powdefi: fff th^pJwe^,, , , —

steel 3all mill e^uip^
s would give you J&tf*

11, we feel sure" will overcome the objeotiox
io chipoihg of the lining, and also, the fibi
and mixed with the bulan&e"' of the material.

We have a 5‘ diameter by 4' long s-tpSl Ball mill in stool*:, and -
it has occurred to us that you might he in afcosition to give this mach¬
ine a trial, and with thiE in view the writerNwJ^Led at your plant this
morning, but found that you were extremely busy ufflKwe are therefore writ¬
ing to you and beg to inquire whether you would install this machine and
if same does not prove satisfactory to yourself^tCfcurn it to us.

We would be very glad to have a representative call on you and
give you further details of this machine, and W hope to have the pleas¬
ure of hearing from you as soon as possible as fle-may have a sale for
this at any timo.

.waiting your reply with intei

Yours very truly,

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ivVouk, April

Thomas A. Edison, Laboratory,

Orange, H
Gentleman:

We would be interested

as yet completed your experiments with Oasein, sample of
which we had the pleasure of submitting to you some tims
ago. Will you kindly advise whether you found the grade
sent you answered your requirements, and if we may antici¬
pate being favored with your orders.

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Yours very truly,

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GENERAL OFFICES-- UNION STOCKYARDS

MOTIVE POWER DEPARTMENT

April 20, VfyA.

Thomas Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N.J,

Gentlemen

We understand that you have in operation on:
or more air washers built by the Carrier Air Conditio!
Company. If it is not asking too much, "e would like--
have a statement from you of the manner *n
washers have stood up in your service and an expression,
aB to whether or not you consider them entirely sa i,
factory. “A

We are particularly interested in applying
frigeration to air by means of a spray of this kind,
if your apparatus is equipped with refrigeration, we
would like to know how near the sprays are able to bring I
the temperature of the air to the temperature of the
water leaving the washer. .,»/

Any information you may see fit to give
this connection will be greatly appreciated.

Yours truly,

ARMOUR & COMPANY.

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and .always at your BorvJoa, vie regain

Yours very truly

T. Shriver & Co.

FILTER PRESSES.

IRON CASTINGS OF ALL KINDS MADE TO ORDER.

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Gentlemen: ^

Please send us, Dy return mil, your ohe<|k for $3121.15 -

which is now past due and gr^tg
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Hy dear Mr. .Edison:- ^

At the request of my nephew, Mortimer Silverman
of Pittsburgh, who has had considerable experience in the use
of oils for mechanical and other appliances, 1 am sending you
two bottles of oil, by Parcel Post, produced by 'him called llovoil

He is desirous of Knowing the relative merit of
this oil, particularly as applied in the use. of talking machine
as compared with "Three in One" oil, which he is advised you

I can assure you that no public use whatsoever
will be made of any statement that you may make to me in this
connection and in the event of the oil being of. any value ther
will be no difficulty in having my nephew see you or your repre
sentative at such time and place as you may designate.

With personal regards, I t

STEINWAY % SONS

PIANO MAKERS
STEINWAY HALL
107-109 EAST 14.™ STREET
NEW YORK

November 23rd, 191M-.

Hr. Meadowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

Lear Sir:-

Will you be good enough to let us know whether
Hr. Edison is inclined to consider the purchase of one of
our pianos now. This matter was mentioned at the time we
took one of your pianos to our factory for repairs,- hence
our inquiry.

Thanking you in anticipation of your reply.

Very truly yours,

STEINWAY & S®S.

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telegram sent you, via WeBterti Union, today:

ALL EURNED OUT. NEED QUICK ACTION, want two
IMPERIAL MIXERS NO. 30, 200 GALLON WITH OR
WITHOUT STEAIS JACKETS, OR FOUR MIXERS NO.
on AT Rn WANT THREE VARNISH CUTTERS, 200
GALLONS. ALSO NUHEER ONE LIGHNING DISINTIGRATOR.
ANSWER QJUICK.

EDISON LABORATORY

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
West Orange,

December 21, 1314. 4^

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Walter T. Hathaway, to communicate; at once with you ^

this morning, and give all informat ion desired, as .

regards prlfes. freight and “ther particulars. I
hope that the information may be of use to you. V

I am more than pleased to be of any assistance
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t^f^tch you -y desire! do not hesitate to call upon

me* With best wishes for the speedy replacement of

your factory, believe me, as ever,

Yours vsry sincerely,

Dec 22/,

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We thank you for your Inquiry, and we are sending
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v;e would like to call your attention to what we consider
the two principal features; first, it saves the time of
the high priced executives, as all information can he ob¬
tained at a glance, or hy simply flexing the cards; second,
the special value of our system is that 90# of the filing
errors are eliminated, as a mis-filed card is immediately
located, while in the old drawer system a mis-filed card
is lost and necessitates fumbling through each card in the
index to locate the error.

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CAUSTICIZING OPERATIONS

Mantius Continuous Causticizing Apparatus

Capacity from 5 to 100 tons NaOH daily.

Liquids are causticized under pressure and
settled in one continuous operation.

Work done with highest efficiency at
densities up to 20° Be., reducing amount
of evaporation greatly.

Edison General File Series
1914. Exhibitions (E-14-40)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's involvement in exhibitions, trade shows, anniversary celebrations,
and meetings of electrical and other industries. Included are references to the
Internationale Kinoindustrie Ausstellung in Budapest, Hungary. Edison agreed
to become honorary president of the exhibition one month before the outbreak
of World War I. There are also items pertaining to the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition in San Francisco and the Cleveland Electrical
Exposition. The correspondents include Edison associates Thomas Graf and
J. M. Hill, as well as Charles C. Moore, president of the Panama Pacific
Exposition.

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected,
including all items written by Edison or bearing substantive marginalia by him.

Orszagos Magyar Mozgokepipari Egyesulet

BUND DEB UNGARISCHEN KINOINDUSTRI ELLEN ASSOCIATION DBS INDUSTRIELS CINEMATOGRAPH IQUES DE LA HONGRIE

BUDAPEST, 191 4.{...Ap.r.il...l.7 .

. . ; . VIII., Rdlc6czl-ut 59

Hereby we beg to inform you that

the above named Association of Hungarian Industrials
of Cinematography arranges hand in hand with the
Union of Movingpicture-theater Proprietors of Hungary
an International Exhibition of Cinematography. -

This exhibition will be held in
Budapest during the coming autumn-months, and stands
under the high protectorate of His Imperial and
Koyal Highness Archduke Joseph, and is further
countenanced by the ftoyal Hungarian Government as
well as by other official authorities.- The intense
interest which the idea of this' international show
•met with in foreign Countries and other happy
auspices lead us to hope that our Exhibition will
prove a great success and an imposing manifestation
of Cinematography. -

But where the successes of Electro-

aix:i

and for ever memorable merits in the modern develop¬
ment of the Electrotechnio and of all those marvels
of technic which he bestowed upon the world. -

'Ye Hungarians shall always be
proud at the recollection of the proofs of sympathy
which you were good enough to give 11s when in Bu¬
dapest, and this emboldens us to hope that you will
permit us to honour our cause by electing you
President of Honour of the International Exhibition
of Cinematography. -

May we therefore again request
you to deign accepting the Presidentship offered
you hereby respectfully, and assure you that a
favourable decision of yours in this direction
would fill the professionals of Cinematography,
especially in Hungary with pride and gratitude. -

A kind and agreeable answer will

greatly obli'ge

Yours very truly

Internationale-Kinoindustrie-Ausstellung

May 5, 19 14.

*• ““L. regard to letter ol the proposed "

Ki„eS*tographB*hititio» to 1* *old this •»"«'" *

Budapest , , do not so. any — — * r-
the honorary pr.sidonoy of that Munition. “never,
prefer to i.tuir. firs. i«« the personalities of the P™«*
of said Exhibition and its finanoial taokine. I uouia s«s6
Z v/rlting the. that yen are not disinolined to ao o.p - *.«

P a, instruoted to first ineuir. into a fe, P=i««. -ai
M1 do on a visit to Budapeat the end of this »»nth or oar
next month, when X shall have to go there on other Business.

Hay 14th, 1914,

Internationnle-Klnoir.duatrie-Ausstellung

VIII., B&kficzi-ut 59,

Budapest, Hungary.

Dear Sir:-

1 have boon directed by Ur, Edison to acknowledge reoeirt of
your letter of the 17th ult„ end to advise you that Hr. Edison is
not disinclined to accept, but before deciding, he wishes to inquire
into a few points throu^i Hr. Thorns Orof, Berlin, vdio is at present
here, and who will call on you soon nfter his arrival in Europe
towards the end of this, or beginning of next month.

Yours very truly.

that Mr. Charles F. Brush will deliver a brief
address as part of the opening ceremonies.

Thanking you for your kindness in
helping with the arrangements, 1 am.

WGB/MO Manager

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

WHAT T,IC ClcV!laud ?*ecIrical Exposition,
in the United States in 1914.

WHFFF T1,e Co,‘*e,Jin* enhanced by a
VV IlijilJj decorating and lighting scheme
of unrivaled beauty.

WT-TFN May 20 to 30 i,,clu8ivc’ excc»,tinB

» XI LjI'H Sunday, May 24; opening at seven
p.m., May 20, on the following days from 11:00 n.m.
to 10:30 p.m.

.»f the Sixth City.

WTTV T1,e mn‘n I>urPosca «l" the exposition
" XXX arc; «J»0 cJuaiic the community as to

trial power, and general household use; to show
the variety and scope of time ami labor-saving de¬
vices operated by electricity; to oiler the people of
Cleveland and vicinity an entertainment of great
beauty utid broad educational value; to encourage
more people to use electricity; to encourage users
of electricity to use more appliances, and to advance
the general interests of the electrical trade.

WHEREFORE

electrical."

For further information
address

Wm. Ganson Rose, Mgr.
CLEVELAND
ELECTRICAL
EXPOSITION
709 Illuminating Building

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

The Coliseum

Wednesday Evening, May Twentieth

Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen

Music Exposition Orchestra

Invocation Rev. A. B. Meldrum

Pastor, Old Stone Church

Address President Geo. S. Milner

Electrical League of Cleveland

Address Mr. Chas. F. Brush

Benediction Mons. Thos. C. O’Reilly, D. D.
"Lights On” Mr. Thos. A. Edison
“Electra'(Rich) Exposition Orchestra

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HERE TO DRAW DETAIL PLAN8 UNDER MY DIRECTION POLITLY WROTE Hlli
WOULD C08T HIM FIVE THOUSAND IF WANT8 ME UNDERTAKE IT AND
COVLDNT DO IT BECAU8E MR EDI80N HA8 RULED NEGATIVELY WE CANT HAVE
EDI SON NAME CONNECTED WITH IT HE MAY APPEAL SEE LETTER.

HUTCH E80N,

M.R. Hutchison, E.E.Ph.D.
Chief Engineer

19, 1914.

Hr. R. Rogers ,
Commissioner of Education,
Philadelphia, Fa.

Dear Sir:-

The following is confirmation of
telegram sent you today, via Western Union:

EDISOlI is OR AUTOMOBILE TOUR TO DETROIT .

CAK 1 T EE PEACHED.

U. R. HUTCHISON.

Ab the above is self-explanatory,
further words would he superfluous.

Yours very truly,

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.

)J)OCtCM

November 9th, 1914
WGB-1-8663

A. Bdiscn:-

ln regard to consider ing showing the
Eaison Battery at the Panama Pacific Exposition in the
Transportation Building. This ia the subject that
Sl -j u. Hill brought up. The apace that Mr. Hill

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talking Edison Batteries and spending all his time at

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^expense we would not have to carry.

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months at a total expense of $5,000.

This space would be sufficiently lofse
enough if Mr. Pord wished for us to show the Pord Edison
Electric.

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Hr;;: J.,H. Hill,
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iol/ation:

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which I wots him he makas the. -.foil owing

// 1 . "Bee-1 am inclined to make exhibit

4t''i m afraid I willbe thrown down as usual and get a
■toaok eye in the regular rotten business method way-Edienn.

!"U • I told Hr. 'Edison 1 was going to

'Upeak to Mr^ Eord about exhibiting eleotrics end he
/ Jas pleased. I will wire him what Hr. Eord says.

V l you better oome over now and see

/ liim through Hr. Head owor oft.

I 'fit A

Eours very truly.

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Edison General File Series
1914. Family (E-14-41)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's family. The items for 1914 pertain primarily to the marriage of
Edison’s daughter Madeleine to John Eyre Sloane. Included are numerous
letters, draft newspaper articles, and memoranda by Edison's personal
assistant William H. Meadowcroft, who handled the wedding arrangements.
Also included are letters requesting information about Edison's daughter
Marion, who was living in Germany with her husband Major Oscar Oeser
when war broke out in Europe. In addition, there are letters by Edison's sons
Thomas Jr., William, and Charles; brother-in-law Charles F. Stilwell; cousin
Nancy Elizabeth Wadsworth; and nieces Mary Edison Holzer and Nellie
Edison Poyer.

Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The
material not selected consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence from
individuals who were not family members. Also not selected are a few routine
documents relating to the financial affairs of Thomas Jr. and William, as well
as duplicates and variants of selected items.

A scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to Madeleine Edison's
engagement and wedding (Cat. 44,450) can be found in the Scrapbook
Series.

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PROPER & SON

BREEDERS OF

“AMERICA’S BEST”

Golden and Silver Sebright, Buff, Black, White and
Partridge Cochin, Black and White Rose Combs,
Light Brahma, Red Pyle and Black Red Game Ban¬
tams, Plymouth Rocks. White Wyandottes, White
and Brown Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds

Exhibition Bird, a Sp.cialty SatUfoction Caarant

SCHOHARIE, N.Y., U. S, A.

November 24, 1913.

W. L. EdiBon,

Morristown, K.

Dear Sir:-

\Te are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your letter,

Vfe have only a few Hapanese Bantams which we have added to
our flock since printing our circular. These are very hign-class
specimens and our price on them would be more than you would proo-
aoly care to pay for birds for purposes desired. Tne Euff Cocnm
Bantams will prove most satisfactory for your needs. Vie are in a
position to supply you with about 25 pullets and like number of
yearling hens with such number of male birds as you may desire to
accompany them, all or good Cochin shape, type and color, nice in
nead and comb, low down, neavily feathered at §2.00 each, for early
delivery. We presume you will need but few male birds and in see¬
ing so many females it leaves us with surplus male which wo will be
unaole to dispose of. These birds are all in fine condition, per¬
fectly healthy, strong and vigorous and will render you most satis¬
factory service. We find them the best mothers of any variety of
Bantams and raise our Bantams wholly with Cochin hens. We have 3
or 4 that are slightly off in color which we would wish to include

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

PROPER & SON

BREEDERS OF

"AMERICA’S BEST”

Golden and Silver Sebright, Buff, Black, White and
Partridge Cochin, Black and White Rose Combs,
Light Brahma, Red Pyle and Black Red Game Ban¬
tams, Plymouth Rocks, White Wyandottes, White
and Brown Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds

Exhibition Bird, a Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed

SCHOHARIE, N.Y., U. S. A.

in this lot.

Your order will receive our prompt and personal attention
and perfect satisfaction is guaranteed.

Awaiting your furtner pleasure, we beg to remain
Yours very truly,

9 u>n^e

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Morristown N.J. Feb 11 1914.

Thomas A Edison,

Llewellyn Park Orange N.J.

We wish you many happy returns of the day
William & Blanche.

Mrs. Hellle Foyer,

Kt. Clemens,

Michigan.

My dear Melllo:

let me thank yon very much for all
the good wishes yon Bent me on my birthday. They
are slneerely appreciated, and I want to reciprocate
by wishing you long life, good health and happiness.

I am working hard to get evertbing
straightened out so we can leave for Florida on
Saturday os we had planned.

Yours os evor,

U y wr a, Pla.
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Hewarx, N« J»

March I7tfi.:^19i4.

Mr. Gillian; U. Keeper* of thi
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L. ATWOOD BENNETT

81 March, 1914.

Mr. ThomaB A. Bdison,

East Orange, H. J.

Bear sir: -

We have several times written to your son, Mr. W. L. Edison,
regarding a bill which he owes to Camden Avenue Garage, of this city,
in the amount of four dollars and sixty-eight cents ($4.68). As we
have received no reply from him, and as the bill is so small that we
cannot think he would refuse payment of it, we are forced to believe
that our letters muBt not have reached him.

Eor these reasons we are writing you asking that if pos¬
sible you put ub in touch with your son so that he may be given an
opportunity to make this payment .

We thank you in advance for any information you may be

able to give us.

Very truly, yours,

L. Atwood Bennett.

May 8th, 1914

Pattern QTJEE1I AliTNE

12 'Pea Spoons
12 Dessert "

12 Soup "

6 Pahle "

12 Dessert or Breakfast Ports

12 Dinner Porks

12 Dessert Knives, Plated Blades

12 Dinner "

12 Bouillon Spoons
Chocolate "

12 Coffee "

12 Egg "

12 Ice Cream "

12 Orange "

12 Pish Porks
12 Ioe Cream Porks

12 Oyster "

12 Salad "

12 Butter Spreaders

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Berry Spoon §5.75

Butter Knife and Butter Pick
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Gravy Ladle 5*00

Ice Cream Slicer, small -gilt 9.75

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Pea, Dessert, Table and Coffee
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removed like Iced Tea Spoon.

Engraving 21-1/2 dozen flatware.

Ten fancy pieces with special
monogram at §2.50 per dozen §55.85

Sketch of compact chest to be
sent in a few days.

June 1,1914.

Miss Madeleine Edison,

Llewellyn Park,

Orange,

H.J.

My dear Mis b Edison: -

X am very anxious to obtain a good picture of
you to publish in connection with your wedding plans on the soc iety
pages- Will you be good enough either to give me a photograph, or
to give me permission to obtain one from some photographer to whom
you have sat recently?

I suppose that you will also have some pictures taken in your
wedding gown.and X should appreciate it very much if you will give
me permission to publish one of these after the wedding.

In regard to the event itself, I am airious to have as accurate
a description as possible for our society columns of the morning
following the ceremony. Elie only way to obtain authentic details,
of course, is from you, end X shall be further indebted if at any
time before the day of the wedding you will give me some description
of your gown and the gowns of your bridesmaids - not to be publish¬
ed until the day following the ceremony.

Awaiting your reply.

Very sincerely yours.

Eleventh
19 14.

Mrs. Thoraao A. Edison,

Uovjeliyn Park,

Orange, N.J.

Dear lire. Edison:

We take pleasure in enclosing a revised estimate for
your daughter’s wedding on June 17th, which inco rpo rataeoverything
aB we understand it at present, including tho Catawba Punch and
Lemonade for six hundred guests.

Would it be possible Tor you to have tho stages or
automobiles that are to call for your guests . bring our waiters
and women from the station to your house! Nearly all of t. e
will have a dress suit caee and we are afraid of their getting
astray if they attempt to go by trolley. Vs ^e pWnS t
haviTfortv two waiters and women leave on the 12.03 train r
Skon which is due in Orange at 12.31 The three carriagemen
and two detectives will leave Hoboken at 1.03 being duo in Orange
at 1.29.

In regard to Miss Edison’s ofdor for the three pieces of
music for Monday, June 15th, we would say that w« . are t

little portable organ to your Uewellyn^a* Address, ? rida^ ^

Mr. Dean arranged with her to have iw k to the house

r2fifil^u^

would let us know at once.

Thanking you, we remain a

GHD/H

Enc.

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June 15, 1914.

Soaiety Editor,
Hew York Sun,
Hew York City.

Deer Sir:

In order that the press may receive
accurate information in regard to the approaching wedding
of Mias Madeleine Edison, hor parents have requested me
to adtfor them in supplying such information.

Enclosed you will find a statement
as to dinnor dance, etc., .to be givon on Monday . If y°ur
Paper is interoatod, this may bo published ni your issue
of Tuesday Juno 16th.

Che wedding is to tako plaoe in the
afternoon of T/edneBday next. About do'olook of that after- _
noon 1 will have a boy call ot your office with the story
of the weddiiK, including description of ®>wns, etc. this
may bo published in Thursday mailing's issue if you so do sir o.

You can obtain late photographs of Miss
Edison and Mr. Sloane in Hew York. 1 enclose letters-of
authority for BBme.

For your information X would soy that
there will he no photograph of the bride in her wedding gown
for publication.

If you wish further information on any
point you cm oall me on the telephone (908 Orange)

Yours very truly.

HAB

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

Enel .

Same letter to Times, Press, Tribune, and American.

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June 13, 1914

lira. Josephine H. Ober,

Society Editor,

How York World,

How York City.

Deer lire. Ober:

In pursuance of my promise, I
enclose a "story" for th e morning world of Cuosdry
no ret , also authority to the photographors to furnish
you with photographs.

On Wednesday afternoon, a little
after 4 o'olock, 1 will have e boy call at your office
with the story of the wedding, inoludipg description of
gowns .

Chore will not he any photo for
publication of Miss Edison in her wodding gown.

Youre very truly.

Assistant to Hr. Edison,

June 15th, 1914

Sooiety Editor,

SHE EVEIIIHG SUH,

Hew York City.

Dear ,Sir:-

In order that the press my receive accurate information
in regard to the approaching marriage of Miss Madeleine Edison,
her parents have requested me to act for them in supplying such in¬
formation.

Enclosed you will find a statement as to dinner dance, etc.
to he given today. If your paper is interested, this may he publish¬
ed in your issue of Suesday, June 16th.

She wedding is to take place on Y/odnesday, the 17th instant,
at 4o' clock in the afternoon. I shall mail you that evening the
"stoiy" of the function, including description of gowns, etc., so
that it will reach you in time' for your Shuroday issue.

You can obtain recent photographs of Miss Edison and Mr.
Sloane in Hew York. I enclose letters of authority for same.

For your information I would say that there will be no
photograph for publication of the bride in her wedding gown.

If you wish further information on any point you can call
me on the telephone (908 Orange)

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

June 15th, 1914.

Fait Pliot o graphic Studio,

5th Ave. & 47th Street,

How York City.

Gent le roan: -

Shis is to authorize you to supply
to the VBS YOHX SOT a copy of the photograph of Mr.
John Eyre Sloane.

Tours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

June 15th,

1914.

Roohlitz Studio,

281 Fifth Avenue,

Hew York City.

Gent is men: -

This is to authorize you to supply to
EHF. HEW YORK EVEHIHG SOT a copy of the photograph of Mies
Madeleine Edison.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

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Last night Mi ns Edison and her fiance, Mr. John Eyre sloane,

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who v.4£i be married at the residence of Ur. & Mrs. Thomas A. Edison,,

A A QciUc > <5rrt“f' / ^

C-lenmont, to-morrow afternoon, entertained the members of the bridal

party at a dinner dance. The dinner via. a nerved in the Lower Pavilion
of the Casino on the Crest of Eagle Hook, the highest point of the
Orange Mountains j overlooking Mew York. After dinner a few more friends
of the bride and groom were invited for dancing-Y&d^h-^^s in the Upper
Pavilion. The whole Casino was prettily decorated with Japanese lan¬
terns, spring flowers and palms.

To-day the bridal party will be entertained at luncheon by
Mrs. 0. O'Conor Sloane, Later they will be the guests of '.'iso Florence
Hal ton of East Orange for tennis and tea.

Thvfore the rehear eel in the evening Mr, & Mrs. Einhard It.

Colgate, of Llewellyn Perk, will entertain the bridal party and the parents

of the bride and groom at dinner.

These present at dinner last night included the Mieses Margaret
..Miller, of Akron, Ohio, Rachael Miller of Hew York, Florence Dalton,

• Elaine Ambrose, Carol Douglas of Orange, Marie Coszens and Fisa Dennison
of Deft- York, Mrs. C. O'Concr Sloane^and the Messrs, A. A. Van Tine,

Harold P. Hanks of Hew York; Frand D. Faokenthal, Clement Segue of
Brooklyn, Charles Edison, the bride, John V. Miller, Uncle of

the bride, Austin P. Montgomery of Flushing and C. O'Conor Floane, who
•,v ill be his brother's best man.

After dinner among these invited to dance were Mr. & Mrs. Va
Fveriell, Mrs & Mrs. Stanley Ruwbough.of Hew York, the Misses Elizabeth
TCunz of Hew York, Katherine Browning of Llewllyn Park, Elizabeth Miller
of Akron, Mr. & Mrs. A. M. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. Robert T; . Macbeth, Mr-.
ft"i'r'3-.— Robext“'S-.' iffirab'e tfc; Mr. 4 Mrs. Ralph D. Osborne, i«x. 4 axb,

T. O'Conor Sloane, Jr. of Orange, and Messrs. Robert. A. Miller, Jr. of
Hew York, Wh Ford of Detroit, Henry Schenk i^saaae* and Kenneth
Gordon, of Grange .

Only relatives of the bride and groom and a few very intimate
friends have been invited to the wedding ceremony which will take place
at four o'clock, TTedneoday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. BrsTr,n of Hew York
will officiate.

After the wedding a reception will be held on the lawn -

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FOR IEW3EAE3RS OF TUESDAY, JUIIE 16,1914.
last night Miss Raison anti hor lienee ,Kr. John Eyre
Sloano ,v7ho arc to be married at tho rosidoneo of lit-, Si lira.

Thomas A. Edison, Glenraont, Llewellyn Park, Orange ,11. J. to-morrow

afternoon, entertained the members of the bridal party at a dinner
dance. The dinner was served in the lower Pavilion of the Casino
on the Crest of Eagle Rook, the highest point of the Orange
Mountains, overlooking Hew York* After dinner a few more friends
of the bride and groom were invited for dancing in the Upper
Pavilion. The whole Casino was prettily decorated with Japanese
lanterns, spring flowers and palms.

To-day the bridal party will be entertained at luncheon
by Mrs. T.O* Conor Sloane. later they will be the guests of Miss
Florence V/elton of East Orange for tennis and tea.

Before the rehearsal in the evening Hr. & Mrs. Richard

li. Colgate, of Llewellyn Bark, will entertain the Bridal party and
the paronts of the bride and groom at dinner.

Those present at tho dinner last night included tho

.OHdo, Rachael Hiller ol!''IIow"Vpri5,"\

teller

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Flor^noe V/ alt on, Bimine Ambrose, Carol Douglas of Orange , Marie
Cozaebo and Elsa Bennison of Hew York, Era. I. O’ Conor Sloane,
ana the Messrs. A. Vab fine, Harold 1. Banks \ of Hev; York; |

Hr and 3. Fackenthal , Clement Hegus of Brooklyn, Charles Edison,

V \ ! |

hr other '-of the hride, John V. Mailer, Uncle of\the bride .Ausjt in
B. Montgomery of Elnshang\and C.O'Conor Sloane , 'who will he his
hrotherrs“'beBt man.

After dinner^ among those invited to dance
were Dir. & Mrs. VTm. Evordell ,Er. & Mrs. Stanley Rurabough of
Hew York, the Misses Elisabeth Kunz of Hew York, Katherine
Browning of ilewellyn Bark, Elizabeth Miller of Akron, Ur. & Mrs,

A. II, Anderson, Mr. A- Mrs. Robert W. Macbeth, Mr, & Mrs. Ralph
D. Osborne, Mr. & Mrs. E. O' Conor sloane, Jr.^ of Orange , ana Moss re.
Robort A. Miller, Jr. of Hew York, Easel B. Ford of Detroit .Henry
Schenk ana Kenneth Gordon, of Orange.

Only relatives of the bride groom and a few
very intimate friends have boon invited to the wedding ceremony
which will take plaeo at four o’clock, Wednesday afternoon. The

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Kev. Dr. Brahn of Hot/ York will officiate.

After the wedding a reception will be held

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

SLOANE AEROPLANE CO.

1737 BROADWAY
NEW YORK

June 11,,

1914.

My dear Mr. Meadcweroft;

The following is a correct
list of namcefor the dinner Monday night: - The
f Mieses Margaret Miller of Akron, Ohio, Rachael
f Miller of Mew York, Florence V/alton, Carol rcuglai
{

i Elmina Ambrose of Orange, Fisa Denison of Denver

| and Marie Cozzens of Mew York, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas

j A. Edison, Mr. & Mrs. T. O'Conor Sloane, Mr. & Mr

j A. M, Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. ’Yilliam Everdell, Jr.

{ Mr. >5- Mrs. C. O'C. Sloane, and Messrs. Charles

j Edison, John V. Miller of Orange, A. A. Van Tine,
f

( Harold P. Hanks, Austin P. Montgomery of Hew York
Frank P. Fackenthal and Clement negus of Brooklyn
X^Theodore M. Edison.

"" . . - . Please put in the account

for the Thursday papers the list of ushers as fol
lows: Messrs. Charles Edison, John V.' Miller of

Orange, A. A. V&ntine, Harold P. Banks, Austin P.
Montgomery of New York, Frank D. Fackenthal and
Clement Negus of Brooklyn.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

I BOR NEWSPAPERS 03? TUESDAY, JUNE 16,19X4.

last night Miss Edison and her fiance, Mr, John Eyre
Sloane, who are to he married at the residenoe of Mr. & MrB.

Thomas Alva Edison, Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, Orange, N.J. to¬
morrow afternoon, entertained the members of the bridal party at a
dinner dance. The dinner was served in the Lower Pavilion of the
Casino on the Crest of Eagle Rook, the highest point of the Orange
Mountains, overlooking New York, After dinner a few more friends
of the bride and groom were invited for danoing in the Upper
Pavilion. The whole Casino was prettily decorated with Japanese
lanterns, spring flowers and palms.

To-day the bridal party will be entertained at

_ _

luncheon by Mrs* 0* Conor Sloane* later they wirHr ba the ghests of
. K i a a yia-ren&e-jfaltoinof-Eaat-Orttn uo ~ foyrXStm is' ari&"tBir;

Before the rehearsal in the evening Mr. & Mrs. Rioliard
M. Colgate, of Llewellyn Park, will entertain the Bridal party and
the parents of the bride and groom at dinner.

Those present at the dinner last night included the
Misses Margaret Miller of Akron, Ohio, Raoheel Miller of New York,
■Florence Walton, Carol Douglas, Elmina Ambrose of Orange, Elsa

L • ... • •

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Denison of Denver and Marie Cozzens of Hew York, Mr.fillrs. ThomaB A.
Edison, Mr. & Mrs. T. O'Conor Sloans, Mr. & MrB. A. M. Anderson,

Mr. & Mrs. William Everdell, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. 0. O'C. Sloane, and
Messrs. Charles Edison, John V. Miller of Orange, A. A. VenTine,
Harold 2. Banks, Austin 2. Montgomery of Hew York, Frank D.
Eackenthal and Clement Negus of Brooklyn, Theodore E, Edison.

After dinner, anong those invited to danoe were

the Misses Elizabeth Kuna of New York, Katherine Browning of
Llewellyn Park, ElAaabeth-Md-ller-of" Akron, M3M~A Mrs. A-^M.

Andewm , Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Macbeth, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph D.
Osborne, Mr. & MrB. T. O'Conor Sloane, Jr., of Orange, and Messrs.
Robert A. Miller, Jr. of How York, BABoa-ftr-Berd og-Sotrait , -Heary-
- jjqlhi cnd Kenneth Gordon, of Orange.

Only relatives of the bridegroom and a few very
intimate friends have been invited to the wedding ceremony whioh
will take plaoe at four o'olook, Wednesday afternoon. The Rev.
Dr. Brahn of Hew York will officiate,

After the wedding a^reoeption will be held on the

lawn,

Orange , 1T.J., 16 June, 1914.

Ur. William H. Kendowcroft,
West Orange, i!.J.

Dear Sir:-

lii

Your letter of 15 June, with authorization to secure photograph
Adis on and Ur. Slonne is received. and while the Evening Hews
not unappreciative of the courtesy, it is unable to accept it under
conditions imposed, viz. "that ryou will >

e only these statements as th<
should

M, .1 firtioleo.lt ™1« *. proterr.ii thut «,.» «* »»

orol c

ir for
i which

a4- HU scuml h
ib, of course seeks to

The Publisher of the Evening Hews has always retained c
the news columns of the paper and the Hews does not accept matt,
publication, either as news or advertising, under any stipulate
implies or includes relinquishing of such control,
in retaining control over its columns the Hew

. . tVie c.,,e of the wedding we have refrained
please its constituency, and in the

. . _ „ rt,;.<,orintion of the wedding costumes,

from using information, including • ■ “ p

which we have had in our possession for several cays, be shall < PP

the authorized story of the wedding, but as you can readily sec its va ue

t0 „ i. c.h.id.r.hly !...«•* “ ”1U ^ *”

„ paper. the « ftU— « — *" >“1
b, „,U»bl. «o u« .ml to .11 other .tternoon

vmirs very truly,

AND SUPPLIES

LYONS

PRESS, ART, MARINE AND COMMERCIAL
PHOTOGRAPHER

east orange, N. J., Juno 15th 14.

Mr Meadewcarft.

c/o Thos A Edison Inc.

V/«st Orange II. J.

Dear Sir:-

Do^wont to do me a great. favor, which will
boost the Lyons stock along.

I had the honor of taking Mr. Edison at his
sixty fifth birthday, ss you reraei*b*n£> it did ne c
whole lot of pood. Now then if I pet permission to
photograph the wadding party teraarrow.I can dispose fif
same to all the papers in N. Y. and N. J. also the
society news.

Thera will he now confusion as the instrument
I have is * graflex and I can make a greet number in a few min¬
utes. I will give you a capy of every one I make else give
Miss Edison a copy of ovary one I taka , free. They will
all be copywrighted by me or you. In fact if I dosposr
of a number I will turn the negatives r *- 'i'A '

'er to Mrs Edisc

I am after the credit more than anything, aid
that is wnhat we need in early life.

Coll me up in the morning if you wont me to
take this preposition up. And above all trot t confidential.

You was pleased last time end I will plecse i
time without any expense to Mrs Edison.

Yours

PRESS SERVICE FOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
raphs made of any subject at short notice, any time, an

tnis

Frida Haas

110 Neptnu .: Ave.

; 'oney Island, N. Y,

Coney Island, N.Y. June 16, 1914.
110 Neptune Ave

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison

Vfest Orange.N.J.

Dear Madam: -

You would oblige me very much by sending me a photograph of
your daughter and her fiance in wedding apparel and one or two others
(regular portraits) for publication in Germany. I wish to send these
pictures to "Das Interessante Blatt" , an illustrated weekly published
in Germany, and taking great interest in events of this kind.

As a matter of course a copy of the issue containing any of the
photographs will be sent to you or the pictures returned.

Thanking you in advance for any courtesy you may extend,

1. Weaaing Day

2. Au Matin,

3. a. Wiamung

“b • liebestraum

4. Calm as the Might
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f.irs.Iiorrian,

Society Kaitor,
Hewark Evening Hews,
Oran go, 3. J.

Bear Madam

Knolosea 1 Beg to hand yon
an authentic statement as to tho wedding of iliss
Madeleine Edison and Hr. John gyre Sloano, which
took place today, a have already furnisher you
with lettore to tho F.ochlitz and Jfslk Studios
for photographs.

Xours very truly,

Assistant to nr. h'dison.

PS. -If you desire to have it, you can obtain
from the Falk Studio, 5th Ave. & 47th St., Hew
York, a photo of the bridal party, taken this
afternoon, I have authorized him to supply Bame.

duno 17,1914

Society Kditor,

M.Y. tilobe Commercial Advertiser,

Bow York City.

Pear air;-

Knciosed J. be;-- to hjem1 you an
a; then tic statement ao to the v/cdd in;-; of :.lia a
Madeleine Edison ana nr. ..'Ohn Kyro "loane, wh ieb
took vlaco today, i havo already furnished you
with letter a to the Kochlitz ana Kalk studios
for photographs.

Yours very truly,

AMO.

Assistant to iir. isdison.

P.S.-If you desire to have it, you can obtain
from the Falk Studio, 5th Ave. & 47th St., New
York, a photo of the bridal party, taken this
afternoon, I have authorized him to Bupply same.

Juno 17,1914

JOre. T.. \'cn Son thuya on, Society saltor.

How York Evening Journal,

How York City.

Hoar Jiadom:-

Hnclosefi J he;.; to hand you on
authentic statement as to the weeding of ::iss
hadoleino Edison ana xar. Johifl Eyre Sloano, which
took place today. 1 have already furnished you with
lettoru to the aochlitz and Jfalk Studios for photo¬
graphs.

Your;; very truly,

Assistant to Qr.kdison.

IMSiSSilit.

Juno 17,1914

Mrs. S. Van Benthuysen,
Hew York Evening Journal,
Duano & william streets,
flow York City.

Boar Mrs . Van Benthuysen

1 regret to sec that your

people made a serious error in the notice of niss Mieon's

wedding in last night's Journal.

It was stated theroin that

Monsignor Mooney vould officiate. This is not correct.

If you will refer to tho story 1 sent you, it will ho
eeen that tho ceremony was to ho performed hy Br.Bratm,
which is tho faot, as you will ooo hy tho story a novi
Gond you.

htadly seo that tho account
of the wedding is correctly reported in tomorrow's
Journal. She facts are contained in tho story now enclosed.
Yours very truly.

Knoli

AMO.

Assistant to Mr. Edit

Society Kditor,
How York Press,
How York city.

Bear air:-

Bnclosec! 1 'bog to liana you on authentic
statement as to tho wedding of Kiss Madeleine raison ana
Mr. John Byre Sloane, which took place today. I have already
furnished you with letters to tho Roohlitz ana yelk studios
for photographs.

Yours very truly.

Aasistant to ar. Edison.

P.S.-If you desire to have it, you can obtain
from the Falk Studio, 5th Ave. & 47th St. Hew
York, a photo of tho bridal party, taken this
afternoon, I have authorized him to supply same.

Juno 17,1914

Society Editor,

Hew York Evening Sun,
Hew York City,

Dear sir-.-

Enolosed x tog to hand you
an anthontio statement sb to tho wedding of
Miss Madeleine r.aiBon and Er. John Eyre "loane ,
which took place today. 3 havo already furnished
you with letters to the Hochlitz and Jralk studios
for photographs.

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to Mr. Edison.

End.

p.S.-If you desire to have it. Y°a ?aa °hta^
from the ?alk Studio, Bth Ave. & 47Jh St. , Eew
York a photo of the bridal party, taken this
afternoon, I have authorized him to supply Qame.

Society Editor,
How York Simos,
How York City,

Hoar Sir:-

Endosod 1 bog to hand you
an authentic statement as to the wedding of Mies
madoloine Edison end ar. John Eyro Sloano, which
took place today, i have already furniehed you
with letters to the Kochi it z and Jfalk studios
for photographB.

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to rar. Edison,

End.

AMO.

E.a.-If you desire to have It , you °an obtain from
tha Falk Studio, 5th Ave. & 47th St., Mew York, a
photo of the bridal party, taken this afternoon.

I have authorized him to supply same.

Otoe 17,1914

Society Editor,
Hew York 'tribune.
How York City.

Dear air:-

Enclosod 1 beg to hand you an authentic
statement as to the wedding of Miss ISafioleino Edison
and ;ir. John Eyre Sloane, vihich took place today. 1
have already furnished you with letters to the Bochlitz
and Falk studios for photographs.

Yours very truly.

10.

Enel.

Assistant to ar. Ed is on.

P.S.-If you desire to have it, you can obtain from the
Falk Studio 6th Ave. & 47th St., Hev; York, a photo of
the bridal party, taken this afternoon. I have authorized
him to supply same.

June 17,1914

Society k'ditor,

Hew York Woria,

Hew York City.

Boar »ir:-

Bnolosed i Dee to hand you an
authentic statement as to the wedding of Hies Madeleine
Kflison and nr.John Kyre Sloans. which took place today.
a havo already furnished you with letters to the Koohlitz
ana Falk studios for photographs.

Yours very truly.

Assistant to rer. Edison.

AI50.

p.S.-If you desire to Dave^t, t!!&Hew

from the ialk ■-‘tud io ’hridal narty , taken this
afternoon^0 1° have^authorized^him to supply same.

W» T \

June 17,1914

Hr. Shann,

c/o Orange Advertiser,

Orange, ii. J.

For How York American.

Dear Sir:-

ancloaed i tog to hand you an authentic
statement aB to the wedding of :aiss rsadeleino Edison
ana fir. John Kyro Eloano, r.’hioh took place today. 1
have already furnished you with letters to the Kochlitz
and jralk studioB for photographs.

Yours vory truly.

Assistant to ar. JSflison.

P.S.-lf you aeeire to have it, you can obtain,
from the Falk Studio, 5th Ave. & 47th St., New
York, a photo of the bridal party, taken this
afternoon, I have authorized him to supply same.

Mies Madeleine Edison, daughter of Mr. & -Mrs. Thomas A^Edisc

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" of Glenmont, Uewellyn Park, Orange, was married to-day to Mr, John Eyre

T. O'Conor Sloane of South Orange, ftat the home
(Bra'Vir

Sloane, sonl) of Dr. & l

of the bride. The Rev. Dr.^*« of Hew York, officiated

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Attending the bride were the maids of honor,- Miss Margaret

Miller of Akron" Miss Rachel Miller of New York, cousins of the bride#
li It. grc'cUiwu^cU

''Miss Eljkiiiina Ambrose, Mies Carol Douglas and Miss Florence -Valton of

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Orange; Miss Marie Cossens of Hew York, Miss Margaret Gregory of Mont¬
clair, Disc Elea Denjfiscn of Denver.

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f The bridesmaids' gowns were of psfleet mauve taffeta; the skirts being
drained with toreuoiee blue tullg-S**'Jbey wore bate of blue tulle;
■K^lscBh. oarriedrsr ohower bouquets of pansies. The maids of honor
wore gowns similar to those worn by the bridesmaids. They wore leg-

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Mr. Charles O' Conor Sloane was hie brother's beat 1

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,'MisV liadaleino Edison, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Alva t \ a
Edison of Glenmont, Irlowellyn Park, Orange, H. J. was married ,1» ioy

to Mr. John Eyre S loans, i

1 of Dr. & Mi's. T. O' Conor Sloane of South,";-

Orange, H. J., at the home of the bride. The Rev. Dr. Brann, of Hew
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Attending thn hrtfl-n -■ wrmrWfMn°1 * ° of honor, - Miss Margaret

Miller of Akron, and Miss Rachel Miller of Hew York/ cousins of the

bride, bridesmaids :wew - Miss Elmina Ambrose, Miss Carol

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bodioe being of the old rose-point and duchesse lace used by her mother
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the train. She wore a veil of “|uile edged with the same lace and

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. skirts being draped with torquoise blue tulle. They wore hqts of blue

tulle, and oarried shower bouquets of pansies. The maids of honor

wore gowns similar to those worn by the bridesmaids. They wore leg-
1 horn hats and carried bouquets of yollow roses.

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The bride's mother wore a gown of salmon pink chiffon
having a girdle of Tango color trimmed with ostrich feather tips tint¬
ed to match tho gown. Her hat, a French creation of brown, was
similarly trimmed. £

Hr. Charles O' Conor Sloano wife his brother* 3 best man.

Before the ceremony the following program was played by

4. Calm as the Hight

After the ceremony there was a small reception on the
lawn, dwxing^which refreshments were served at small tables^.

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One of the prettiest June weddings in Orange took
place on June 17th when Miss Madeleine Edison, daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison of Glenmont, Llewellyn Park,

Orange, N. J. was married to Mr. John Eyre Sloane, son of
Dr. & Mrs. T. O’Conor Sloane of South Orange, H. J., at the
home of the hride. The Rev. Dr. Brann, of New York, officiated.
Only relatives of the hride and groom, and a few intimate friends
attended the wedding ceremony, which took place at 4 o’clock in
the afternoon.

The house was beautifully decorated with rare ferns,
hanging baskets of orchids and roses. A beautiful old tapestry
curtain formed a background across the end of the room where the
ceremony was performed. This was filled in with Acacia and
flowering mimosa plants. In front of the curtain there was placed

a prie-dieu flanked by a on either side of which was a tall

silver candlestick. The bridal couple used the kneeling cushion
that was used by the bride’s parents at their wedding.

The bride entered the room escorted by her father, and
attended by two maids of honor, - Miss Margaret Miller of Akron,
and Miss Rachel Miller of New York, cousins of the bride, and six
bridesmaids, - Miss Elmina Ambrose, Miss Carol Douglas and Miss
Florenoe V/alton of Orange; Miss Marie CozzenB of Hew York, Miss
Margaret Gregory of Montclair, Miss Elsa Denison of Denver.

The bride's gown was of cream-white chiffon velvet, -
the bodice being of the old rose-point and duchesse lace used by
her mother on her wedding dress, A wide piece of this lace also
formed part of the train. She wore a veil of tulle edged with tbs
same lace and trimmed with a narrow wreath of Orange blossoms, and
carried a showernbouguet of white orchids and lillies of the valley .

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The bridesmaids' gowns were of palest mauve taffeta; the
skirts being draped with torquoise blue tulle. They wore hate
of blue tulle, and carried shower bouquets of pansies. The
maids of honor wore gowns similar to those worn by the brides¬
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roses.

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tinted to match the gown. Her hat, a French creation of brown,
was similarly trimmed.

The mother of the bridegroom wore a gown of champagne color
silk trimmed with lace and having a blue girdle, and a waist
embroidered in blue. She also wore a black lace hat trimmed with
flowers to match.

Ur. Charles O’Conor Sloane was his brother's best man.

Before the ceremony the following program waB played by

Franko's Orchestra:

1. Wedding Bay Grieg

2. Au Matin Godard

3. a. STidianng. ■ Bdhuriiann

b. Liebestraum Liszt

4. Calm as the Might Bohm

5. Invocation Ganne

6. Ave Verum Mozart

After the ceremony there was a Bmall reception on the lawn,
after which refreshments were served at small tables placed among
the treee on Ur. Edison's beautiful grounds Burronding the house.
A platform had been placed on a part of the lawn where the shade
of the treeB protected the many dancers from the direct rays of
the eun as they danced to the excellent music discoursed by

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Frank o 'a Orchestra.

The oeoasion was made memorable also by the
presence of many of Mr. Edison's old time associates and friends,
who on this occasion gathered with friends of the family to
participate in the festivities.

The wedding gifts were very numerous, varied and
beautiful and were displayed in such an unusual and unique way
that the individuality of each one was brought out in a character¬
istic manner.

Mr. & Mrs. Sloane will live in How York.

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Mr. A. 2£. Kennedy:

Mr. Walter Eckert asked if you would
lie kind enough to 3end him a report showing the
quantity of negative stock used in taking the
motion pioture of the “Bdison-Sloane Wedding
Scenes". It seerss that the stock you used is
charged to the Edison Kinetophone Studio,, and
we now want to credit it, and Mr. Eckert will
handle the transfer.

You might also let him know if there
were any other expenses for time used in taking
this picture.

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Mr. Thomas A, Edison,
West Orange ,11. J.

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Deo. 19,

1914.

lira. Carrie Edison liorao,

726 Second Avenue,

Detroit, Mich.

Dear lira. Morse:

Mr. Meadowecnft has handed to me your courteous
letter and the old hooka of mine which yon were kind enough
to send to me through him.

Allow me to thank you for the care you have
taken of these hooks so many years and for your kindness in
restoring them to me.

I note your reauest for two autographs for your
children, and am glad to comply hy sending you two autographed
photographs for them.

Yours very truly.

Edison General File Series
1914. Fan Mail [not selected] (E-14-42)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence and other documents
from admirers of Edison.

Edison General File Series
1914. Financial [not selected] (E-14-43)

This folder contains routine correspondence and other documents
relating to Edison’s financial interests and investments. Important financial
information about Edison, including his personal income tax return for
1914, can be found in the Richard W. Kellow File (Legal Series).

Edison General File Series
1914. Ford, Henry (E-14-44)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
Edison's friendship and collaboration with industrialist Henry Ford Included
are letters pertaining to Edison’s automobile trip to western Ontario and
correspondence with Edsel Ford relating to hydrocarbon gases and acetylene.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists primarily of requests for introductions to Ford.

Documents relating to Ford can also be found in E-14-23 (Cigarettes),
E-14-68 (Personal), and other folders in the Edison General File.

Hr. Wm. H. Headoweroft, July 1st 1914

o/o Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, If. J.

Hy dear Ur. Headowcroft:

I have your letter of June 24th, and wish
to advise that the wedding photos referred to therein
have arrived and have teen forwarded to Hr. Ford's home.
Thanklng you for your courtesy, I am
Very truly yours.

Secretary to HEUHSf FOHD.

Ur. Wn. H. Meadowcroft, July Bth 1914.

o/o Ihomaa A. Edison,

Orgnge, H. J.

Bear Ur. Ueadowcrof ts-

With reference to your letter of
June 23rd and the motion picture film referred to
therein.

Both Ur. atrl Urs. Ford have Been
this and I an wondering whether or not you desire it
returned. If so, will you kindly advise and I will
see that it is promptly sent to you.

Incidently, how does Ur. Edison
feel about the matter of our cigarette Campaign?

Tory truly yours.

Secretary to HElTBCf FOHD.

August 8th, 191 4.

Would you, if you see no objection, give me a line
of introduction to Henry Ford, the automooile manufacturer

idea that 1 think might he valuable to him.

If you will give me a note saying that you have kr

* some time, and that so far as you know I am a reputable citizen, I

shall tie greatly obliged.

Yours sincere!, y ,

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY ^

( ORANGE* NEW JER«*». .>»

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Mt. Sop: is Warm, i1 ? ' ’’

Oar bon dale, Colo,

My dear Mr-. Edison:

Sept. 28th, 1914. 0^ <f£~ V

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Just heard yesterdey that Mr. Henry
Eord is -planning for an agricultural and livestock farm
near 5lt?o?t? Michigan which is to He on a very large,
up“o-date aid praotioal basis. Of this is true lam
immediately interested.

Perhaps you do not remember a man,

Mr. W. S. Guilford of Oallfnoria, whom you met together
with Mr. Eerrine and myself, about two years ago. Mr. Guilford

OalifoSiaT for a large Irrigation development Company.

I think of him as one of the leading men ia all thinga
ifirtainins to agriculture, livestock and horticulture,
the times. Together we have planned some efficiency
for large eftates and have also developed amplan
?ofln eleotefo practical school of agriculture, a cop;

I enclose.

In a conference with Mr. John d.

Ponlrafeller Jr., and P. W. Gates, both of these men
spentmuoh time and consideration of our plans. Ira*

Wnntee-Peller declined to promote any institution the

SinS^fifwSSr. ^rjS . Witt® • tto

but realized that that was the only plan to keep it from
being overwhelmed with applications too soon.

However both Mr. Kookefeller and Mr. Gates
both realized that men educated in thi

would be the greatest exponents and d~^r^80°ini0n also

It is now ten years sinoe Mr. Guilford
and I first began to study together on thid that ■

like very much to submit an outline plan to Mr; Pord.

I remember the graoious invitation you gave me
to Wait you at your winter home in ^it^Mrt’Pord and I am
have not hd the honor of a ^leaBUre it would be fore

1 “ °ot

too greatly upon your time and generosity.

With kindBBt and best of wishes to one who
for many years has continued to give Pierre and knowledge
for the^benefit of the human^raoe^j^remain^^

1 Bncrene H. Grubb.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY

Location

Management

Purpose

Information

Dept.

Instruction

Entrance

THE ROCKEFELLER PRACTICAL AGRICULTURAL FARM SCHOOLS

It would be necessary to ha-ve at least six branches one in
eadh of the principal natural agricultural divisions of
the oountry.

Hew England States, eto.

Central South and West-Eentuoky, Missouri, Okla . eto.

Extreme South
Irrigated Horthwest
Citrus Fruit Distriots

It would be essential to the life and building of the
sohools that the,' be put in charge of a big, broad
nraotial man who has a grasp of business affairs and an
understanding of -the new magnitude and needs of agriculture.
W.O. Brown is such a man.

To teaoh practical agriculture on the farm by doing the
things under discussions. This would be a school where
the student oan learn things that will be of immediate use
to him in bettering his condition. Practical agriculture
would be thebonly thing taught. Share would be no
o ompetition with other oollesges with sohools for teaching
the ordinafiTartB, sciences or letters. Students desiring
work in these branohes would have to go to other colleges
either before or after taking the farm oouxse. It would be a
businsss of theBs Softools to apply the ftert and most useful
demonstrated practices in agriculture.

This would need to be a big general departmfflt, direoted
from the governing office to keep in touohwith the latest
agricultural development all over the world - • to determine
whether experiments have shorn things that should he adopted
in whole or in part - and to enoourage exyerimenting on
needful things. This department would he a clearing house
of new things agricultural - and in it would he the best
posted men in the world. .. , . ...

Sis school would enable the school to make the world do the.
necessary experiment work.

as they may now he engaged in. They would be men in love with
their work, who would live on the farm and work in the field
with the students.

A oomparitively large tuition fee should be charged- to

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

EDISON

STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY

fluaiiur the year- and to go about whatever work was in
progrfes.H^oould atay la long aa he desired. A student
would he required to lay the foundation for apasonal
farm library - to be a faotory inhis life a ^°rk. A
big dormitory would house the students on the farm.

mha school would lead-or be prominent factor in the
oOmmarcial organizations having to do with the marketing
of farm prodp.ce in the district •

Soil management - as the basis of agrioulturdl-would

be given great prominence. _

It would be possible for one in search of specific
information lo get it quickly hdre - in order to learn
dairying it would not be neoessary to study anything
else - the same being true of all other specialties.

In the popular short course now conducted by the various
agricultural colleges a student,-,,; iV^wt^iture soil
a part of his time in dairying a part in h0£ttoulture. soil
work live stOok work and all of the other branches • ®

man looking for information along a Bpeoial line gets onl#
a^att^inl of the things he is most interested in.

Ihe 4 year agricultural course is for the prospective
professor, primarily.

She sohool outlined would be particularly for the specialist.

necessary. llr. McGregor will procure letters from
the Collector of Customs obviating the necessity of
obtaining it.

X also wish to coll Ur. Edison's atte!

London, Ontario, and they will be instructed to ext(
any attention he should desire wlule passing througl

If there is anything further that he
via lies mo to do X will bo very glad indeed to have
opportunity to serve him.

A copy of Ur. McGregor's letter is
enclosed herewith.

Very truly yours,

6. N-/l -yy'.k W.

Ootober 8, 1914.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadoworoft,

Edison laboratory.
Orange,

Dear Mr. Meadoworoft:

I have a son-in-law, resident at
Niagara Falls, N.Y., who very muoh desires to meet,
under favorable conditions, Henry Ford, of Detroit.

It has ooourred to me there is probably
nobody in the world better acquainted with Ford than
just our own Mr. Edison. I am, therefore, requesting
you to write a simple, formal letter introducing Donald
M. Hepburn, of Niagara Falls, to Henry Ford, of Detroit,
Michigan, and get Mr. Edison to put hid signature to it.

In explanation of who Mr. Hepburn is, I beg
to say that he is the manufacturer of what is known in
the trade as "The lad's Car", a small automobile intended
for use by young boys and youths who have a meohanical
turn of mind, who purohase the parts and assemble the
same themselves. The business has developed wonderfully,
and he is shipping the parts to every civilized ?°™y
in the world. He has several other business interests
and is a good, all around, exceptionally energetic, young
man. HiB desire to meet Mr. Ford is caused by his
knowledge that Mr. Ford is negotiating to secure the
property of the United States Power & Heating Company,
located in or near Niagara Falls, end he thinks that an
interview with Mr. Ford would result in mutual benefit
to both Ford and himself.

Thanking you in advanoe for your good offices
in the matter, and with kind regards to Mr. Edison and
yourself, I am.

Very truly yours.

P. B. Siiaw
VnuAMWOBt H'.

October 12, 1914.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison ,

Orange , N . J .

hear Mr. Edison:

I am sorry to have
letter of the 8th instant.

troubled you v'ith my

t can cmite understand the necessity for
t;0u to establish the 'rule mentioned, and as rules mean

srsuat: ssu-

ly promise to do so ' no more .

T7ith hind regards, T. am.

usually necessary

of American tourists.

When- Ur. Edison gets to Niagara Falls
possibly the easiest way to get through would be to
call on the Collector of Customs, and he will
immediately issue orders to the officers at the
Bridge.

Also you will have to be sure and report
his car out at Windsor when going across to Detroit

McQ-C

Very truly yours,
G. M. KcGregor.

EDISON STORAGE BATTERY CO.

November 9th, 1914
WGB-1-8669

Mr. Meadowcroft:-

Sometime ago you sent a letter to
me sent Mr. Edison by Mr, Eugene H. Grubb. 1 sent the
original letter to Mr. liebold. I had a talk with
Mr. liebold while in Detroit and this morning I
received the enclosed letter. Will you kindly
write a note to Mr. Grubb.

W.G.BEE.

encs.

PHILADELPHIA, November 19, 1914.

respondence signed by his Secretary and we are, therefore, sending
an additional copy addressed to Mr. ?ord at his country home, Sear-
born, Michigan, and have offered to confer with him in person if
wo can be of any service in the selection of his equipment.

We are very much pleased at the evidence your letter
affords of your own interest in our new catalogue LABORATORY APPA¬
RATUS AED RSAGEUTS, and remain.

Yours very truly,

[ON BACK OF PREVIOUS DOCUMENT]

ise, I). J. 1

V-e enclose copy of our latter of Eovember 19th

the outfitting of a laboratory for Mr. Ford, particularly so if
you are to have to do with the selection of equipment.

Holding ourselves, therefore, continually at your
service and again expressing our appreciation of your interest,

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

COPY

November 19, 1914.

Ur. Honry Ford,

Detroit, Michigan.

Dear Sir:-

In a letter dated
writes as follows;-

r. Thomas A. F.dison

November 16th Ul

Mr. Ford would lilto very
much to know what Ur. Edison' s experience hae
been in regard to the use of Ultra-Microscopes.
V/e have Zeiss' circulars pertaining to Cardioid
Ultra-Microscope and others, but before placing
an order for same, would like to know which has
thus far given him the best service.

Edison concerning an
did not remember whet
specified.

Mr. Ford talked with Mr.
instrument of this kind, but
ther any particular kind was

Very truly yours,

ftfy.oj iW \hSk,

Secretary to HENRY FORD}

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Edison General File Series
1914. Foreign-Language Documents (Untranslated)
[not selected] (E-14-45)

This folder contains foreign-language documents that were not
translated by Edison's office staff, along with others that were translated and
subsequently separated from the English-language version Included s
correspondence from France, Germany, and Russia. Some of the documents
pertain to the impact of World War I on the international chemical industry.

Edison General File Series
1914. Fort Myers (E-14-46)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's home, property, and community interests at Fort Myers, Florida.
Included are letters concerning repairs to Edison's dock and shipments of
phonograph records, laboratory supplies, and equipment.

Approximately 10 percent of the documents have been selected. Most
of the unselected documents are routine items pertaining to the shipment of
materials.

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NIGHT LETTER

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA ^

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Received at 0JL*?''TeU36^6* ~

59 MK AO ^WpOOLLECT COLLECT N.L.N.L.jy.U/jj

.FLO.

F.T. MYERS 100*

P. BRADY

MARCH 3 19.14 MARCH 4 1914

CARE EDISON ORANGE N.J. D0UQLE p0LE

SHIP BY EXPRESSION TWO HUNDERED AMPERE SW1TBH ROUBLE THROW
TWO HUNDERED FIFTY VOLTS BACH CONNEOTED FOR DIRECyAN^
ALTERNATING CURRENT. No

FRED.OTT* 11 40AM. - ff

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-velephoned TO

NIGHT LETTER

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

25 .OOO OFFICES IN AMERICA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD

BELV1DERE BROOKS. Gl

Received at . c-

238 Main SL, To|. 436W362
Orange, N. J. Always open

31 COLLECT N L

3INY EY

FORT MYERS FLO MCH. 4TH
P BRADYi

CARE EDISON LABY, .

ORANGE* N

SEE LANGEY HAVE HIM SEND LARG^DOUBLE POLE DOUBLE THROW
SWITCH, SAME. MAKE AS LARGE ' SINGLE THROW DOUBLE POLE SWITCH
NOW' ON BOARD ALSO INSTRUCTION BOOK ON BATTERY HOUSE LIGHTING

THE HOLT MANUFACTURING COI

CATERPILLAR GAS TRACTORS
COMBINED HARVESTERS
PLOWS. ETC.

Dear Sir

IC NEW YORK, N. Y.Apri 1 25,^

JJpj) _ rjtJL

19JA-

Will you have '&R. GILL, l Sales Manager in your Home
Kinetoscope Department, show you' the CATERPILLAR film por¬
traying the "MODERN HORSE", and realizing that we ar“
CATERPILLARS in several different sizes, the BABY a
Being the smallest, let me. know whether your Port Meyer ^
ida, Plantation is ready for c
CATERPILLARS that we are i

Vfe have had some excellent results from the KINETOSCOPE <~~
and it is unquestionably the Best selling medium ttiat I know
of, excepting showing the CATERPILLAR itself in actual ,

operation. 1

Yours very truly,

BCH:AL.

Orange , .. * jW< + ?< ~~ £' ^

My aear sir: 4^

Referring to otir conversation 'last winter
relative to repairing your dock, I have gone over the c

proposition carefully and I believe the only practical <r'~

way and hy far the cheapest in the long run will he to £

rebuild it complete. There is very little good, sound ^

lumber in the entire dock.

I have an excellent dock builder here now who ft

offers to do the work at a very low figure. He is the jKS

best dock builder in this country and absolutely honest '
and reliable. X have had him figure the job several ways, &

that is, to do it all by contract, or by the day and the

idea is to put in larger and heavier piling ana also to p

have the flooring level instead of rough and uneven as g

at present. The dock is 1,500 feet long by six feet wide P

and will require the driving of 500 piling, 30.000 feet -

of flooring, 4,000 feet of stringers and about #50 worth b
of nails, also 2,000 feet of flooring for the pavilion, $

besides the removal of the old dock. Most of the piling f

under the pavilion are pretty rotten and the floor will G _

have to he renewed this year. The best figure I can C

arrive at after figuring several different ways is
o2 000 for the job, complete, and this should give you* ^

a dook that would last the rest of your life. X ao nofk «
believe the actual oost will vary W one W " the oM !
from this figure. This aoes not include any hand rail 1 X \ %
on the siae of the aook. If you wanted this it could bb I ^

erected at the same time and at a very reasonable figur|.

I will appreciate yo\ir giving me an answer int 4
regard to the above as soon as possible, aB it would be
well to get the work started early in the season. You «j

instructed me to have this dock repaired last winter when J
you were here, but after going over it carefully I felt &

it would be much oheaper for you in the long run to have |

y iMHellt^H llpeSslvBe|Lnd ^wlLy|0Sn:sltisfactor^i _ f

Very truly yours.

.Toe Colling

,TOE COLLING

Painter and Decorator

138 Central Avenue

Hackensack, N. J., . .^...191

^ cU-e*- ^

Sept. 22, 1914.

My dear Sir:

X have your letter of the 12th in regard to
vour dock. Yes X agree with you there is comparatively
little revenue derived from your home place here tut
of course not much can he expected. However, if y
will review my records for the past few years you will
see that I have averaged selling about £500 worth of
fruit from the premises each year and of course this
is the only source of revenue from this property.

In regard to the dock, I can have it patched
uu so it will probably last through this season but
IPam sure it is only a question of another year before
it will have to be entirely rebuilt, for it has never been
in good shape since the hurricane of four years ago.

Of course I shall gladly comply with yourwishesin
the matter, and if, after considering what I £®;Ve told
you of the condition of the dock," you 4®oiae t° have it
patched up for this year instead of rebuilding it I will
have the work done just as economically as possible.

I will appreciate your advising me promptly
just what you want done to the dock, if anything at all,

-•> that X can make arrangements for the work.

Very truly yours.

Jr.

Edison General File Series
1914. Glenmont (E-14-47)

This folder contains correspondence and other relating l to

the furnishing and maintenance of Glenmont, Edison's home n the private
residential community of Llewellyn Park in West Orange. Included are
documents concerning Christmas celebrations and the installation of public
service electrical current to the home.

All of the documents have been selected.

January 3rd, 1914.

■Mr. E. S. Bixler,

Office :-

I vms very much annoyed and disappointed
to lenrn yesterday when X was at Orange that the Christmas
tree which was forwarded from Oxford to Orange for Mrs.

Edison was a cedar tree, and could not he used. In accord¬
ance with my instructions to you and also my letter to Mr.
Condon I had been under the impression that a first class
tree had been selected and forwarded, in fact, you told
me that Mr. Condon said the tree was a first class specimen.

X wish you would find out whether or not Mr. Condon knows
positively that the tree which he personally selected was
the one which was out and forwarded , or whether he le ft it
to some of his men, who, possibly may have out and ship¬
ped the wrong tree.

The outcome of this is a great disappoihtment
to me as I was most anxious to do everything possible to
get the right kind of a tree for Mrs. Edison and am anxious
to know just who is responsible for the fall-down.

yours very truly,

V. S. MALLORY,

president.

January 5, 1914.

Mr. Thomas Condon,

Ox fort! Quarry ,

• Belvidere, II. J.

Dear Sir:-

Mr. Mallory returned to the office on
Saturday, having been at the laboratory at Orange on Friday,
and wrote me the attached note in reference to the Christmas
tree. I was so .<mch disappointed that I oould not express
myself, and oannot make an explanation to Mr. Mallory.

Mr. Mallory wrote you on Deo. 4th in
reference to the tree and covered the ground fully, and
when I was talking to you over the telephone you told mo
that it was the finest tree you ever saw, so X thought we
surely were 0. K.

Will you kindly read Mr. Mallory’s
letter over very carefully and return it to me promptly,
giving me an explanation to make for the fall-down.

Yours very truly.

Secretary to President.

EITCTjO SIIRK : -1 .

The Edison Portland Cement Co.

new village.

O. address. STEW ARTS V1LLE. N. J.

January 19, 1914.

Smtoh^mass.'.’ pott’offioeSquir^iiW

Mr. w. H. Meadcwcroft,

Edison laboratory,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:-

I beg herewith to hand you correB-
pondence relative to the Christmas tree which was ehipped
to Orange for Mrs. Edison, which explains itself.

Mr. Condon has stated personally that he
is quite at a loss to know why the tree would not answer,
as it was a fine specimen and is the same kind of tree that
is used by many local people as Christmas trees.

He feels very much chagrined over the

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MM felt «.t h. U1K »1. “ '“Ty

wishes.

Yours very truly.

W8M-HB8

ENC10SUHE:-

li;,ry v.'.'.O o!)!i"Cil lo
v sip mm* llic above
lied by him.

pittite £*rufo Bcrtrir (Humpany

Orange, N. J. ,

Sept. 25th, 1914.

Mr. C. Nicolai, Superintendent,
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:-

As per request of Mr. Goodwin, I wish to submit
herewith figures to what it would cost to install an
underground service to Mr. Edison's residence in Llewellyn
Park to our pole. It was proposed that two poles would
he set from our terminal pole at Mr. Cox's residence in
the street in hack of ^r. Edison's house and thence under¬
ground to the house. The distanct from the last pole to
the house is approximately 180 feet including up the pole.

This underground work we will install for Mr.
Edison at the rate of 60 cents per foot. Measurements to
he taken from inside of wall to top of pole. These figures
'Sre- at cost.

Yours very truly.

Superintendent .

0. Ilicolai

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IVEXT.OlIlO Uo toiler 24, 1914.

tlr. Thos. Edison,

West Ura.ge, «.u.

Dear Sir:-

I do not believe there is the slightest doubt but
that some of your trees need attention.

Nor do I think you will ergue the statement that
they add greatly to the value of your estate, and are well
worth preserving.

One of our experts will bo near your home in about
three weeks.

o have him inspeot your trees, I shall
re gj.au »u j.jiu .i»,. „o.ui to that effect. He can detect hidden
weaknesses and diseases and will undoubtedly give you a great
deal of valuable information. You con then decide as to whether
or not you care to have any work done that may be necessary.
Asking for an inspection does not bind you in any way to employ
our sorvice. - Q z'

eabe return

the enclosed card.

e to have him oall? If s

Sincerely yours? Y

feneral Manager.

MLD/IHS

'3 07)

Ur. R. Burkhaltor , Superintend ent
Public Service Electric Co.
Orange, H. J.

Bear Sir:

Referring to you r letter to me of Sept. 26, in which you
mention the necessary work to he done to install Public Service
current at Mr. Edison's home:

I have just received a memorandum from him reading:

"What does this all amount to in dollars
and cents? Do wo have to buy the poles
and pay for erecting them, etc.?"

Will you thoreforo kindly give me an approximate total cost
of bringing this service to and installing same at Mr. Edison's
home, as soon as possible and oblige

Yours very truly

ELISOR PHOHOORAPH V70RE3

Genoral Superintondont

publtr Stertrir (Emttpany

Chas. A. Nicolai,

General Superintendent,

Orange , H . J. , j ’ ‘ \) \^/
Nov, 24th,' \914. / ) (K /

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v v - v j

In reply to your letter of Hoy. 23rd, I wiah
is; follows that the work to he done to reach Mr.
j house will require two poles, to he set on
son's property from Ur. Cox's residence, and thence

from last pole to Mr. Edison's residence xindergroxmd.

The two poles we will set free of charge, hut
the underground service I have quoted you as 60 cents
per foot. The distance from the top of polo to inside
of wall of house is approximately 180 feet. If the under-
feround work iB nnt more than 180 feet, the cost will ho

This work was gone over with Mr. Goodwin of
your Company and he is familiar with this work. Of course ,
I ao not know whether Hr. Edison will care to have poles
on the upper ena of his property or not, hut if the under¬
ground is to he extended further the cost will rim higher.
I think if you will take this matter up with Mr. Goodwin,

Jtoblir £>mwe Etertrir

he will Give you the necessary information, as he
was on the grounds at the time we V&nt over this
matter.

Yours very truly,

dX . C&AAjdMia

Superintendent .

QUG-Kj Hour—

December 9th, 1914.

BAB- 9-1464

Mr. Chas. Edison,

laboratory.

Bear Charles:

In reply to your memorandum regarding electric lights
at the house, I am sorry to inform you I do not think batteries
will be practical at your house unless you put a charging plant
there large enough to take care of the charging itself.

On account of the large number of lights you are using
at the house it would be necessary to have quite a good sized
battery there and you would not be able to charge this battery
from the present line. I would strongly recommend that you make
other arrangements for lighting the house other than the present
system or installing a battery.

I believe the Public Service would be the most success¬
ful and you would then have light at all times and would be no
need of running the plant here especially for your house during
the holidays and Sundays. I see no reason why they should put
any poles on your property, '"his could be done underground as well
as. the rest of them, although Mr. Burkhalter recommends two poles
be placed on the property. It would not mean a great expense to
put this underground also.

rtJUzc C. *~

■TO PJ5GARD '"0 CHS BSD IAB2B8HS FOR

gs. lii®oirs chrischas ceivebpjleioh

I understand that Heb. saison apoha to
you thl3 morning about the rad lanterns
in c onne ct ionswith the Christmas tree .

Hr. F. S. Richards of the Public Service
"of'lTewark, says we can get the lanterns
as follows .

ninety Red lanterns from the Public Ser¬
vice Railroad, Passaic Wharf, Passaic
p.ivsr and Plank Hoad. Hr. Payley.

Sixty Red lanterns from the Ruhlic Ser¬
vice Gas department, 34 Front Street,
Hewark.

Sixty Red lanterns will be obtained from
the Roseville Carbarns but wo shall have
to notify Hr. ?• B- Richards, by tele¬
phone when you expect to send for these
sixty lanterns, as he will have to arrange
for a m"* to go there and open the barns,
to deliver them to our truckman.

Will you kinaiy note that these lanterns
may be obtained either on the 2Snd or
23rd of December, and that ^b9n Hr3. -.dison
is through with them they will have to be
returned to tfle places from where they were
obtained.

Yours very truly,

“fy ({' )7l

Mr. Meadowcroft :

December 17, 1914
BAB-9 -1531

X have your memorandum of December 17th regarding the
red lanterns for Mrs. Edison for Christman celebration. Mrs.
Edison had not taken up the red lanterns with me , but 1 will
take this up in as much as yo\i have now informed me. X will
see that Mr. Richards is called up and we will get the lanterns
for Mrs. Edison.

X am also detailed to get a Christmas tree for her
to be planted permenantly in the High School yard.

R. A. BACHMAN

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Edison General File Series
1914. Health and Diet (E-14-48)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's health and dietary habits. Among the documents for 1 914 are items
concerning Edison's consumption of decaffeinated coffee, including a
newspaper advertisement by the Kaffee Hag Corporation in which Edison is
quoted. The correspondents include S. G. Bayne, president of the Seaboard
National Bank in New York, and Horace L. Hotchkiss, a banker, stockbroker,
and longtime Edison associate.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected, including
all items bearing substantive marginalia by Edison.

My dear Mr. Ediaoi^Q^ C“'-,r '

iff v.r rj . o:i-„ ■. 'c A group of young“men,

wfiodi hafiitritt Is to oongregate and disousB

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matters of various import, were recently

gathered with thisobjebt in mind. After^
“the” shutt4ieob6kJof "vagrant ’ discussion and "ar-
''gument been2 oast pro and con for a few

xhours , some oneB2aun(3hea[~tbe'Jt6pib of' vege¬
tarianism ''in' our °miJst J. “ °As^is the " natural

‘“kinft', we “poked around ifl our collective mind
-fbruexampietf'of 'great men and women who were
avowed- disoipieB "oi t&s mode subsistence ,
and as witli a few ' others, 'tfook it upon my¬
self ‘to 'support the affirmative of this ques-
aftifon '"‘t^at bur greatest' men and women are *tot-
i^0'® a&eMI<^rom; a fleBh^iet1 and attribute
the It- Wo oe s s in1 life^ to" the system of vege¬
tarianism"^ I presented your name as one who
was an aotive praot iti'oneri^ of ‘thisdiet’ and
who gives it orbdit , ixr'a° great measure, for

) adjourned for a few weeks to look up the mat-

supposedly written articles, vanished into thin
air , when they could, not produgepjje artioles
in question, .T,pn con junction pith .others,
also delved into many hooks treating on the
subject at issue and biographies of your^life,
in the hopes of ^getting^some little .fao.t pouch¬
ing on thispopiophat would . swa^. some pf.us ,

but though twe dragged. many works exhaustively

br.tc orliooIXoc ...o ■■\t on n.-.-.oq o-.v ,an->-

, it .has netted ous nothing. .In puri£d.eBpJe1ration

we oome. topou, and hope^that.. cur .appeal., ^or in¬
formation .will not be without, .fruit. I .^s.sure

you that all of us .will be highly .^hankf-ul for

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a word from (yoji rel^tiVjO po this jiues.tion ^as

it will sureJLp&orj»mble pur hones., of oontex^ion.

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the brain and physioal power which you enjoy
at your advanced age. The introduction of
your name into the controversy precipitated
a running fire of arguments and for the nonoe
such personages as Shaw, Bernhardt, etc., were
forgotten and the debate in all its fury
swirled and eddied about you alone. Everybody
betrayed a remarkable familiarity with your
private mode of living. When they were asked
the source of their facts , they hem- and hawed
and could not tell. I had read somewhere of
your strict observance to this diet , but for
the life of me could not the place my mental
finger on the place. So for the moment I had
to admit defeat, though my side refused to
ooncede that we were wrong in this respeot,
they generously having full faith in my state¬
ment . The leader of the negative maintained
on the other hand that you never practiced
vegetarianism, and in fact, never did give
any too much attention to your food. He men¬
tioned some articles supporting him in this.

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Orange, J.

Dear Sir:

I am very confident
that what John Burroughs would
have to say regarding any ex¬
perience of his own would carry
weight with you. For that rea¬
son I am taking the liberty to
v/rite you and say that he is a
most enthusiastic advocate of
the use of Sanatogen, regarding
which possibly he has spoken to
you.

I wish you would take
the time to look through the
enclosed published letters or
parts of letters from prominent
people who have freely attested
to their use of the preparation,
sume of whom you know, I am sure.

Sanatogen is a food pre¬
paration in concentrated form,
free from alcohol or any harmful
ingredient whatsoever, therefore

may be taken without any mis¬
giving as to overdose or re¬
action.

We wish you would
try this preparation and per¬
mit us to send you a few samples
without incurring any obligation
who.tever. The enclosed card
will serve your convenience.

Sanatogen is most
• valuab 1 e" in ‘reconst r u c t i n g
cells and tissue, giving fresh
stimulus to the appetite, aid¬
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of daily food and carrying
new strength to the nerves and
blood.

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3 ^nd'firtTth^t I can do witj^it a great deal of
sloop and still keep in good, ^ven hotter, shape.

However . I would c^ko to inquire if you
• think this plan of shortening oloe^ should he
carried out in young people. y/ aro quoted as saying:

"t have tried to induce ray daughter to live
this way. hut she will not do it. She wan-s
to oat the usual amount and sleep cieU

nirht. - But my youngest hoy. who is only 1<-

but; the reasonableness of i k very quickly.

Am i to infer that your hoy eats less than most hoys
and sleeps 1033 than eight hours a night? If so
I would like to hear how it works out. Perhaps as you
are so very busy ho night ho persuaded to write rac hirasolf

about this. Trua1;iae that I may hear soon X am

Very truly.

Commandant Co. D. 11th Keg. U.B.B.A.

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June 5th 1914.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

National Eleotrlo Light Convention,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Siri-

Pardon me for troubling you on a slight matter, but I would
very muoh like to know whether there ie any eleotrloal significance in
the position taken in sleeping. That is, whether one should be headed
to the North.

May I impose on your already busy life with this additional

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relieved to find you do v;ith about that vou take the toocd principle

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Edison General File Series
1914. Honors and Awards (E-14-49)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's formal awards and honors. Included are invitations for Edison to
compete for Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Natural Philosophy, which
received no reply from the inventor. Also included are documents pertaining
to the thirty-fifth anniversary of the invention of the incandescent light and to
a joint resolution by the U.S. Congress honoring that achievement with a
commemorative gold medal, as well as letters regarding an award from the
American Humane Education Society.

All of the documents have been selected except for duplicates.

Resolutions to Mr Charles A Coffin, on his retirement from
the Presidency to the Chairmanship of the Hoard /and to Mr
E Rice Jr, upon assuming the duties of the Pipsi^eSjy of
the General Electric Company, ’.'.'a should lihoA'if pofsiblo,
to combine with the presentation of these Resolutions that
of the gold medal to you.

Can you name a time, after your return from the
South, when this could be done? ICy thought is to meet for
dinner and an evening, inviting the members of the Executive
Committee of the Edison Association and perhaps some others
as our guests .

Trusting this may be practicable.

Very sincerely yours y?

Mr. H. M. Hutchinson;

I return herewith the letter rejj^ived i
from the Massachusetts society for the prevention/# cruelty i
to Animals and The American Humane Education Society of
Boston written under date of the 15th insty? as you requested,
/

having taken care of that part of the letter which oonoe^ed
this department. \ j

April 20, 1914.

Dr. Francis IT. Rowley. President,

American Humane Education Society,
45 ri IV. Street, ■

Boston. Hass.

Dear Sir:^

Replying to your letter of April 15th:

, I have instructed that one of our represent¬
atives call on you at his earliest convenience, in the
matter referred to.

Mr. Edison returned from the South this morn¬
ing, and X have ascertained from him that he would accept
a medal from the American Humane Education Society , as
you suggest.

Respectfully ,

CHIEF ENGINEER TO AND

PEPSONAi REPRESENTATIVE OF
MR. EDISON.

KUNGL. VETENSKAPSAKADEMIENS
’ NOBELKOMMITT6 FOR KEMI.

Konfidentiellt.

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Herr.

Pa uppdrag af Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien hafva undertecknade, med-
Iemmar af dess Nobelkommittd for kemi, aran inbjuda Eder att inkomma med rorslag till
motlagare af Nobelpriset i kemi for 1915.

I enlighet med foreskriflema i Nobelstiftelsens Grundstadgar, som till Eder ofver-
sandts, bor i forslaget angifvas den upptiickt eller forbattring, for hvilken prisets utdelande
foresias, hvarjiimte forslaget bor vara motiveradt och atfoljdt af de skrifter och andra liand-
lingar, som aberopas. Aldre arbeten kunna blifva foremal for beloning alienast i hiindelse
deras betydelse forst under senaste tiden blifvit adagalagd. Forslag mfiste, for att kunna
upptagas till profiling, vara inkommet till Nobelkommittdn fore den 1 febr. 1915. Forslags-
skrifveisen bor adresseras till:

“Kungl. Vetenskapsakademiens Nobelkommitte for kemi.

Stockholm

hvarjiimte a omslaget bor angifvas att forsiindelsen innchSller Forslag till mottagare af Nobel-
pris i kemi.

Stoekholm i sept. 1914.

Sekreterare

(Traduction.)

ACADfiMIE ROYALE DES SCIENCES
DE SUfiDE

COMITfi NOBEL DE CHIMIE

Letire confldentielle.

Monsieur,

L’Acaddmie Royale des Sciences a 61u les soussignds membres de son Comitd Nobel
pour la chimie, et c’est en cette quality que nous avons 1'honneur de vous inviter b nous
presenter une proposition pour Ie prix Nobel de chimie b ddcerner en 1915.

D’aprfes les prescriptions du Statut de la Fondation Nobel, dont nous vous avons
adressfi un exemplaire, cette proposition doit contenir l’indication de la ddcouverte faite ou
du perfectionnement apporte dans la chimie, dont l’auteur est propose pour Ie prix Nobel.
En outre, elle doit etre motivee et accompagnee des ouvrages et autres documents sur lesquels
elle s'appuie. Les travaux qui n’appartiennent pas ft Fdpoque ia plus rdcente ne peuvent
etre objets de recompense que dans le cas oil Ieur importance n’a ete ddmontree que dans
les derniers temps. Pour etre prise en consideration, la proposition doit parvenir au Comite
Nobel de chimie avant le 1" Fevrier 1915. La lettre doit etre adressee au
Comite Nobel de chimie de VAcademie Royale des Sciences
a Stockholm

et porter sur I'enveloppe qu’elle contient une proposition de prix.

Stockholm, Septembre 1914.

OLOF HAMMARSTEN

O. WIDMAN A. G. EKSTRAND

PETER KLASON

HENRIK G. SODERBAUM

ROBT. H. GITTINS
40th Dist. M.Y.

HOUSE 03? REPRESENTATIVES U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.G,

I trust that you will not disapprove the Joint Resolution
of the Senate and House of Representatives which I to-day took
the honor of introducing in the House. It provides, after
referring very Briefly to your illustrious service to mankind,

"That the thanks of Congress he hereby given to
Thomas A. Edison, and that a gold medal commemorative
of this Resolution he struck in his honor, and that the
sum of $5000.00 he appropriated for this purpose out of
any moneys not otherwise appropriated in the Treasury
of the United States, and he it further

Resolved, that the President of the United States,
the Vice-President of the United States, and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, constitute a committee
to select designs for the obverse and reverse of the said
medal, and to prepare appropriate inscriptions therefor.

- I shall take the liberty of sending you a copy of the

I have for years deeply appreciated the debt of gratitude
which the world owes to your genius, perseverance, unselfish
devotion and achievements. The approach of October 21st,

"Edison Day," seemed to me to make this a peculiarly appropriate
occasion forsubmitting to the Congress the o0»si^fii°?siS0?Jaine®
in the Resolution. I might say to you that I aubmi-teditto
Speaker Clark before introduction; and the idea seemed to please
him very much.

Hoping that you may be spared the blessings of health for
yourself and many years of future useful service for mankind, I am,
with assurances of the highest esteem,

Very respectfully yours,

(signed) ROBT. H. GITTINS

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

yg. H. J. EES. 374.

IN THE HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES.

OoTOBF.il 16, 1914.

Mr. Gittins introduced the following joint resolution ; which wus referred to
the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Tendering the thanks of Congress to Thomas A. Edison and pro¬
viding that a commemorative gold medal he struck in his
honor.

Whereas on the twenty-first day of October, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, will he celebrated generally throughout the United
States what is known as “ Edison Day ” ; and
Whereas Thomas A. Edison, nn illustrious citizen of the United
States, is ranked among the greatest inventors of all history,
if indeed he is not the greatest; and
Whereas in the discovery' and perfection of the incandescent bulb
he may bo justly’ said to have illuminated a world ; and
Whereas “ Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war ” :
Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the thanks of Congress bo hereby given to Thomas A.

4 Edison, and that a gold medal commemorative of this -resolu-

5 tion be struck in his honor, and that the sum of >$5,000 he

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

v\ 2 •

1 appropriated for this purpose out of any moneys not other-

2 wise appropriated in the Treasury of the United States.

3 Sec. 2. That the President of the United States,- the

4 Vice President of the United States, and the Speaker of the
5 . House of Representatives constitute a committee to select

6 designs for the obverse and reverse of the said medal and

7 to prepare appropriate inscriptions therefor.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Edison General File Series
1914. Insurance [not selected] (E-14-50)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
personal and property insurant The items for 1914 pertarn to routine
adjustments and amendments in Edison s policies.

Edison General File Series
1914. Invitations [not selected] (E-14-51)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
banquets, luncheons, lectures, and special events to which Edison was
invited but did not attend.

Edison General File Series
1914. Lectures [not selected] (E-14-52)

This folder contains requests for Edison or members of his staff to

SSHiSBS Skssat

Edison General File Series
1914. Legal - General (E-14-53)

This folder contains °?r to the admin^stratio^' of'lega'l

:.5SSiSS

SS royalties owed to Edison by C.R. Baird 8 Co.

June 11, 1914

Mr. W. H. Headowcroft:

Will you please order for the
library of the legal Department, one set of IHE I HE OP
EDISOH. ^ f 7

MJ1

had, and also told —

anything you loslj, in the Legal

has duplicate c^li^fif^in^o^er^o^s , to tell you if ^

you wanted all papfrsar.d

of any former business transacted for you, he woul^j \p.rn

Edison General File Series

1914. Legal - Legal Department Weekly Reports (E-14-54)

This folder contains reports of work done in the Legal Dept, of Thomas
A Edison, Inc. Most of the reports are signed by general counsel Delos
Holden; some are initialed by Holden’s assistant, Henry Lanahan. Among the
subjects discussed in the reports are patent applications and infringements,
contracts and agreements, and trademark registration. There are references
to Edison’s interests in the phonograph, storage battery, kinetophone, and
other matters. The report for November 14 contains severa! marginal
notations by Edison, along with an attached memo by Carl H. Wilson, general
manager of TAE, Inc.

All of the documents have been selected.

REPORT OF WORK DOME IH IEGAI DEPARTMENT
WEEK EHDIHG JAHTJARY 3RD. 1914.

Consideration of question of working Belgian
Einetophone patent.

Conference with Mr. Reese, one of our mechanics,
on construction to he employed for reproducer to he used
with our attachment for playing records having laterally
undulating record grooves. Also further patent search
regarding same.

Conference with Mr. Aylsworth regarding Baekeland
U. S. Patent Ho. 1,083,264.

Consideration of patent applications due for amend¬
ment in 'February for the purpose of determining whether or not
any should he dropped.

Preparation of list of Foreign. Einetophone patents,
applications, and registrations.

Conference with Messrs. Hewman H. Holland and Iliokel,
regarding new patent applications of Mr. Holland to he written
up hy Mr. Hickel.

Consideration of effect of labor law of State of
Hew York on hours of employment at the Bronx Studio.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Revision of several applications prepared hy Mr.
Hiokel, and conferences with Mr. Hickel with respect thereto.

Consideration of applications due for amendment
in February to determine whether any of the same should be
dropped, and conference with Mr. Holden with respect thereto.

Conference with Messrs, leeming and Sohiffl with
respeot to new automatic stop employed on Victor machine to
ascertain whether this may be covered in a pending application
on an invention of Mr. SchifflV

Report - week ending Jan. 3 j 1914 -2.

/ Conference with Messrs- Bachmann sad Aylsworth

to determine whether it is possible for us to present either
in an old or a new divisional application, claims similar to
those in a reoent patent to Baekeland covering a sound record
of non-thermoplastic material comprising formaldehyde and an
infusible condensation product.

^ Preparation of proposed agreement between Thomas

A. Edison, Incorporated, and Graves Music Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden regarding price main¬
tenance system.

Matters relating to payment of taxes on Foreign
Storage Battery patents, particularly those affected by
British and German agreements. Conferences with Messrs.
Edison, Holden and lewis.

Revision of proposed agreement between Edison
Storage Battery Company and F. J. lisman & Company. Conferen¬
ces with Messrs. Edison, F. J. lisman. Beach and Steinhardt.

Miscellaneous matters relating to Foreign Kineto-
phone contracts, including working of Kinetophone patents in
Belgium - name plates for Jury's machines.

Replevin suit vs. Sinopoulo. Conference with
Messrs. Holden and Me Chesney.

Preparation of papers and letter to Marks & Clerk
regarding matter of registering Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated
as proprietors of certain British Trade Marks, and renewal of

Conference with Messrs. Maxwell and lanahan relating
to proposed' changes in selling system of Thomas A. Edison, Ino.

Trip to Hew York with Mr. Philips for conference with
Mr. Shales of the American Piano Company concerning Eilers Music
House.

Report to Mr. Edison regarding proposed bill of Harry
Ward leonard amending the Patent law.

looking up German Storage Battery Patents, in order
to reply to the letter from Deutsche Edison- Akkumulatoren
Company.

Going over proposed lisman storage battery agreement.

Report - week ending Jan. 3, 1914 3.

Working on a new selling system for Thomas A.

Edison, Incorporated, including looking up the law on what
may he covered hy a patent license.

Conferring with Mr. Burnham concerning fraudulent
representations made hy Mr. Banta to owners of Bates Numbering
Machines.

Reading British decision on the new British Copyright
Act concerning phonograph records.

Reading recent decision of Washington State Court
upholding price agreements on package flour.

Advising Mr. Walter Hiller concerning copyright
upon "International Rag" in England.

One United States Patent application filed.

Six United States Patent applications amended.

REPORT OF WORK DONE IN SEGAL DEPARTMENT
WWTBTf ENDING JANUARY 10. 1914-

orm-Ference with Mr. Ilickel regarding new patent
applications prepared and to he prepared hy him and revving
two of such applications prepared hy him.

Consideration of German Patent to Messter M°;f7*685*
to determine whether same is infringed hy our kinetophone.

Question of license to he granted to Edison companies
on Aylsworth inventions assigned to Condensite Company and
Halogen Products Company.

Conference with Mr. Hutchison with respect to several
of his inventions in storage hatt.eries.

Revising applications prepared hy Mr. Nickel covering
invention of Mr. Gall in our new projecting kinetoscope.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business .

Investigating a mechanical movement of R. W. Martin
to ascertain if this has any hearing on a similar movement
used in our new projecting machine.

Miscellaneous matters including conference with
Messrs. Norton and Brophy with respect to an invention of
to! Norton i£ storage batteries, and conference with Mr. Lewis
with respect to proposed changes in Amberola X and A-60
machines.

Pinal revision of proposed contract between Edison
Storage Battery Company and E. J. lisman & Company, -
tion of Minutes of Edison Storage Battery Company s Directors
Meeting authorizing execution of said contract. Making
arrangements for signing of contract including acknowledgments.

Renewals of British Trade-Marks^
necessary papers sent off to Marks & Clerk

- letter and

Investigation of matters relating to German, Austrian,

German Company regarding payment of taxes on said patents and
re-working Polio 333.

Report - week ending Jen. ^0, 1914

Conference with Mr. Durand regarding proposed license
from General Electric Company under Milch and Whitney patents.

Consideration of proposed contract between Thomas
A. Edison, Incorporated and Receivers of Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad Company, including preparation of patent

, Conference with Mr. Hudson regarding said contract.

Re Foreign Kinetophone contracts:

French ) Consideration of correspondence

German ) and questions referred to Mr.

Scandinavian ) Lanahan hy Mr. Wilson, and cn”

Mexican - Conference with Messrs. Solorzano,.

Wilson and Maxwell relating to
extension, etc. of contract and
claim of Cloer against Solorzano.

Preparation of form of declaration of license under
foreign Higham patents. Conference with Messrs. Holden
and Baohmann and preparation of cablegram to Graf regarding
alleged infringement of Messter (German) patent.

Reading up decision of the Supreme Court in the
case of Virtue vs. Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
in which agreement was held valid containing liBt prices for
the sale of patented articles.

Studying Federal Income Tax law and advising Messrs
Berggren and H. F. Miller in the various matters concerning
same.

Going over changes in the lisman agreement.

Preparing letter to Mr. Edison showing what the
income tax would be on earnings of $100,000.

Working on proposed selling system.

Preparing proposed amendment to Federal Statute in
regard to the printing and certifying of records on appeal.

Preparing opinion upon Hew Jersey statute requiring
use of booth for moving picture apparatus using oombustible
films.

Report - week ending Jan. 10, 1914

Going over and considering proposed amendments
to the By-laws of the General Film Company.

Going over and considering letters from Mr. Marks
and Minutes of Sir actors ' Meetings of Thomas A. Edison, limited.

Advising H. F. Miller concerning the preparation and
filing of Mrs. Edison's report as Executrix of Mary V. Miller.

Consideration of the question as to best handling
of Income Tax Matters with respect to the tondsof the Ormig0
Distilled Water Ioe Company guaranteed by Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated.

Conferring with Mr. Hudson in regard to a Pr°P°sed
agreement for the purchase of our batteries by the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad Company.

One United States Patent Application filed.

Eight United States Patent Applications amended.

REPORT OF WORK DOME IH LEGAL DEPARTMENT
WEEK ENDING JANUARY 17. 1914.

Preparation of patent guaranty for proposed contract
■between Thomas A. Edison, Inc. and Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad covering primary battery purchases, letter to Mir.
Hudson relating to same.

Foreign Kinetophone Matters:

letters to Mr. Graf, et al regarding various
European contracts.

letters for Foreign Department regarding
Japanese contract.

Memorandum to Mr. Wilson regarding Jury
booklet.

Conference with Mr. Solorzano regarding Cloer
matter.

Conference with Messrs. Maxwell and Millar
regarding Spencers' contract, and apparatus held
by receiver at Hong Kong. Assisted in preparing
cablegrams.

Conference with Mr. Millar regarding further
instructions to Mr. Wyper in Spencers' contract
matter

Conference with Mir. Higham regarding declarations
relating to Higham foreign patentB. Declaration for
Frenoh Patent sent to Mr. Higham for execution.

Consideration of proposed contract, Thomas A. Edison,
Inc. and Erie Railroad Company. Memorandum to Mr. Hudson.

Preparation of proposed contract, Thomas A. Edison,
Inc. and 6. Anselmi. Draft handed to Mr. Meadoworoft to be
submitted to Mr. Edison.

Conference with Mr. Holden on construction of
contraot between G. Polese and National Phonograph Company;
also regarding Carmen Melis contract.

Consideration of questions relating to manner of
execution of lisman contract - looking up law - report to Mr.
Edison.

letter, eto. to london Office regarding release of
G. Martinelli.

Conference with Messrs. Durand, langly and Kennedy
regarding centrifugal switch for split phase motor.

Matter of replevin bond in suit vs. Sinopoulo. letter
to Mr. Goodman of .American Talking Pictures Company.

Report for week ending Jan. 17, 1914

Preliminary work on agreement with W. D. .Andrews
Company regarding return of records.

Further investigation of Miloh and Whitney patents
for Durand. File wrapper, etc. ordered from Bacon & Milans.

Matter of release for Doherty and Weldon requested hy
Mr. Goodman of American Talking Pictures Company.

Looking into Income Tax question of initial payment
received hy Mr. Edison under agreement with Deutsche Edison-
Akkumulat or en Company.

Conference with Mr. Walter Millar - Question of copy¬
right infringement hy Miss Matullah's translation of Italian
work.

Looking up evidence for use in Searchlight Horn
Company suits on Flower horn.

Consideration of California Workman's Compensation
Act for San Francisco office of the Edison Storage Battery
Supply Company.

Study of Hew York Labor Law and report on same
to Mr. Barrett of our Bronx studio.

Attending session of Grand Jury in connection with
the prosecution of J. Fuller, for stealing phonograph records.

Consideration of revised tax assessment male hy
Essex County Board of Taxation on Mr. Edison's Bloomfield
(Silver Lake) property, and report to Mr. Harry Miller re¬
garding same .

Mining preliminary arrangements for auction sale
of unclaimed repaired goods left on our hands.

Preparing restriction notice for Home Kinetoscope
Film catalogue.

Revising application for patent prepared by Mr.-
Hickel on N. H. Holland's electric hack spacing device, and
conferences with Mr. Nickel regarding new applications prepared
hy him.

Conference with Messrs. Lewis and Reese with
respect to proposed changes in Amberola X.

Preparation of assignment to Edison Storage Battery
Company of a debt against the Lansden Company and owned hy Los
Angeles Electric Vehicle Company, and preparation of deposition
to he used in proving such debt.

Report for week ending Jan. 17, 1914

Revising several applications prepared by Mr.
Nickel and conference with Mr. Nickel.

Miscellaneous matters including conference with
Messrs. Brown, Sail, Higham and Brophey.

Going over proposed declaration to be Bigned by
Mr. Higham with respect to the rights to the Kinetophone
in Prance and other countries.

Advising Mr. Berggren as to proper procedure for
reporting on the payments on the coupons of the Orange Distilled
Water Ice Company bonds in connection with the Income fax Law.

Advising Mr. Coolidge in regard to the Minnesota
business show matter.

Advising Mr. Berggren as to whether or not any portion
of Mr. Graf's remuneration should be withheld under the Pederal
Income fax Law.

Conferring with Mr- Maxwell in regard to leasing of
Home Pilms.

Going over the proposed letter to be sent by Mr.
Walter Miller to the attorneys of Madame Melis in respect to
royalties.

Advising Mr. Walter Miller regarding the payment of
royalties to Giovanni Polese under our agreement with him.

Going over papers with respect to the proposed
bond issue of the General Film Company.

Preparing letter to Samuel Insull , Sr. in regard to
the agreement between Bates Manufacturing Company and the
Roberts Numbering Machine Company.

Discussing with Mr. Maxwell proposed changes in
selling system.

Conferring with Mr. Burnham in regard to Mr. Banta's
fraudulent use of the name "Bates Manufacturing Company.

Discussing with Mr. Y/ilson the proposed settlement to
be made in regard to the Hotel Ventnor (London) bonds.

Preparing proxy for use at annual meeting of stock¬
holders of General Film Company.

Preparing proposed amendments to laws of various
States relating to Home Kinetosoope.

. Further work on the Income fax report on bond coupons
of the Orange Distilled Water Ice Company.

Report for week ending Jan. 17, 1914

Further work in connection with lira. Edison' s
report as executrix of Mary V. Miller.

Advising Mr. H. F. Miller with respect to certain
details of Mr. Edison's income tax return for the year 1913.

One United States Patent Application filed.

Six United States Patent Applications amended.

Interference 36,213 - Chisholm vs. Bierman . / Attend¬
ing talcing of Chisholm's testimony in Boston and Hew =prk.

(2-1/2 days) J

Conference with John Rogers regarding film censor¬
ship and other hills to he introduced in Hew Jersey legislature .

Conference with Mrs. Heald - correspondence and
arrangements for preparation of abstract of title in connection
with property to he transferred to Thomas A. Edison, Incorpora¬
ted hy Mrs. Heald.

Investigation and conference with Mr. Reese regarding
our right to put out a lateral cut reproducer of a type pro¬
posed hy Mr. Reese.

Arranging preliminaries for registration of trade¬
marks "Telescribe" and "Transophone".

Examination of lease of Kiefer, et al. to the Edison
Storage Battery Supply 'Company.

Report on horn designed hy Michael Min&han.

Report to Mr. Cooliage regarding Y/isconsin tax hill
to Edison Dictating Machine Company.

Infringement search on accelerator mechanism for new
projecting kinetosoope and preparing report thereon.

Investigation of stop notice served hy Virgil on
Edison Storage Battery Company for claim for materials furnish¬
ed for new building.

looking into question of infringement of Bianohi
patents hy Vanoscope people.

Conference with Mr. Frost with respect to accident
to one of our employees at Bronx Studio.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Correspondence relating to assignment to Edison
Storage Battery Company hy los .Angeles Electric Vehicle
Company, of a debt against the Lansden Company.

Report - week ending Jan. 31, 1914

regarding Elmira Arms

looking up law in connection with Mambert's
lease. Conference thereon with Messrs. Berggren and
Mambert. Conference with Messrs. Menk, Kelley and
Member t in Hewark.

Conference with Mr. H. F. Miller regarding
letter of Mr. Keepers in Stilwell matter.

Proposed contract, Edison Storage Battery
Company, Thomas A. Edison and J. Stone & Company, Ltd.

Pinal revision. Conferences with Messrs. Edison and

C. E. talker, letter for Mr. Edison's signature prepared
and handed, together with copies of proposed agreement,
to Mr. V/alker.

Advice to Mr.

Company vs. O' Grady.

letter to W. D. Andrews Company regarding
signing phonograph jobber's and dealer’s agreements.

Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated vs. Markle.

Letter to Duncan & lie Carty and memorandum to Mr. Berggren
regarding charges, etc.

Conference with Mr. Schiffl regarding welding

machines.

Conference with Mr. John Miller, Mr. M and
Mr. Eckert regarding income tax report of Edison Storage —
Battery Company and Edison Chemical works.

looking into questions relating to agreement
with Edison Accumulators, limited. Memorandum to Mr. Wilson.

looking into matter of proposed settlement of
indebtedness by Federal Storage Battery Car Company.

Investigation of contract with Solvay Process
Company preliminary to preparing letter as requested by
Mr. Mallory.

Foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Preparation of cablegram to lawyers in
' Hong Kong regarding recovery of Kinetophone appara¬
tus fro.m Receiver Seth.

Conference with to. Millar preliminary to
visit of to. Altschul. Conference with Messrs.

Wilson. Maxwell, Millar, Altschul, Ludwig, et al.
and Mrs. Pomeranz regarding concessions requested
by to. Altschul. Conference with Messrs. Maxwell
and Hammond, same matter.

One' United States Patent Application filed.

Two United States Patent Applications amended.

REPORT OF WORE SOME IH LEGAL DEPARTMENT
VJBTCTf EUPIHG FEBRUARY 14. 1914.

Investigation of settlement agreement with Mrs.
Batchelor. Conference with and advice to Mr. H- P. Miller
regarding payment of notes due.

Dictating agreement regarding Prince and Pauper,
and revising same.

Preparing for and conference with Mr. Edison on
German Storage Battery Patents. Betters to Deutsche Edison
Akkumul atoren Company and Brandon Brothers.

Advice to Mr. Thompson, Edison Storage Battery
Company, on income tax report. Looking up laws on income

Revision of proposed contracts with W.D .Andrews
and W. D. -Andrews Company. Pinal copies sent to Mr. Wilson.

Memorandum to Mr. Hutchison regarding Blaster's
film unwinding device.

Miscellaneous correspondence, etc.

Foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Altschul & Gold contract. Conference

(Monday) regarding concessions requested hyllr .

MmafLd Gall^S ' Conference (Thursday) regarding

contract — conference (3?rid.8>y)

Mr. Y/iison, regarding trade marks to he used on

films for Cherry Company.

Consideration of hill introduced in Kentucky legis¬
lature and ^tiling for the taxation of manufacturers and
vendors of automobiles and automobile suppli s.

Report for week ending Feb. 14, 1914

. Conference with Mr. Carhart regarding sale of Mr.

Edison's land at Edison to Hew Jersey Zinc Company; revision
of letter accepting offer of Hew Jersey Zinc Company for said
land and selecting title papers to be sent to said company to
facilitate the preparation of an abstract of title to said
land.

Checking up list of foreign Kinetophone applications
and patents.

Examination of special license blanks for phono¬
graphs.

Checking up and filing annual reports of Edison
Storage Battery Company and Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated,
for Illinois.

Opinion to Mr. Saltzman on right of parents to
earnings of minor child.

Correspondence regarding Minahan horn.

Preparation of agreement supplementary to Hr.

Edison's aire'ement with lintott to fix the amount of rent to
be paid Mr. Edison for the year 1914.

Examination of Allman patent Ho. 993,333 on record
filing cabinets and conference with Mr. Leeming regarding
same .

Preparation of letter to Secretary of State ,

of Illinois to have proper record made in his°fiice of registr -
tion of Edison Storage Battery Company in Illinois.

Conference with Hr. Coolidge regarding money due
us from promoters of Minneapolis Business Show.

Conference with Mr. Gall regarding United States
Patent Ho. 1,084,651.

Consideration of claims allowed ^ *2
n-p Tnh« B Brownine for an invention in .automatic Stops for

thereof, and preparation of report thereon.

Revising "Caution" notice employed in connection
with sale of Kinetoscopes and film.

to prevent reproducers from slipping thereoff.

Report for week ending Ret. 14, 1914

Consideration of claim for injury received hy
carpenter at Bronx Studio and correspondence with respect
thereto .

Infringement search on new projecting Kinetoscope.
Correspondence relating to accelerating movement
of I.iartin for moving picture machine.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our Business.

Pive United States Patent applications filed.

Three United States Patent applications amended.

■ma-priTW OP WORK DONE IH U2ftAl PEPARTMEHT
wkrv jjjHDINS PF.'RHTTARY BB. 1914-

Examination of supplemental report of] Mr . 1 “°lra^°8011
on abstract of title of property purchased by Thomas A. Edis ,
Incorporated, from Mrs. Heald.

Conferences with Messrs. Hardy, lowrie, and Wilson
regarding Powrie patent situation.

Looking into rights of American Wrecking Company
with respec? t^ldlson filter tract at Edison, Hew Jersey.

Preparation of a proposed form of
jobbers and dealers regarding setting up, adjusting and
operating amusement phonographs.

income taxClportlf M stXsCf* vafioufldfsCf Janies
apparently out of business.

Taking up question of working French patent on disc
machine, and diamond point reproducer.

Checking up Edison Dictating Machine case label.
Making infringement search on new projecting
kinetoscope.

Scull and Powrie, with respect to same.

Conference with Messrs. Hutchison Horton and^rophy,

with respect to new applications to be prepared on storage
batteries.

T.nniHnG' into invention of John B. Browning on
automatic phonograph stop mechanism to determine whe er
would be advisable to secure rights to same.

•Renewals of Herein Trade m&B: "gg A* EdiB°n"
Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bulgaria-

investigation of rights acquired by la Companiac _ ^
.idon Hispano Americana and powers of attorney,

’• Conference with Mr. Wilson - cablegram and letters

t0 Conference ( telephone ) Marks & Clerk. letters to
Marks and Clerk, Bacon & Milansetal.

Attending to preparation of papers.

Report for week ending Feb. 28, 1914

Revision of proposed agreement of W. D. Andrews
to meet objection of Andrews. Approved by Mr. Wilson and
copies handed to Mr. Dolbeer.

letter to Brandon Brothers regarding supplying
storage Battery material to Dr. Pinzi.

Revision of proposed "Prince and Pauper" agreement.
Draft submitted to Messrs. Wilson and Holden.

Conference with and advice to Mr. Sill regarding
proposed contract with United Drug Company for advertising
films .

Foreign Kinetonhone Matters;

Conferences with and advice to Mr. Millar
regarding miscellaneous questions, including assignment of
agreement of Cherry Company.

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, and
Hutchison, regarding furnishing recording experts under
Altschul and Gold contract.

Conference with Messrs. Wilson and Maxwell
regarding Jury contract.

Opinion to Mr. Plimpton on question of furnish¬
ing descriptions of motion picture plays to newspapers.
Conference' with L. 0. Me Chesney regarding copyright
notices, etc. for such descriptions.

Opinion to Walter H. Miller regarding
Harry lauder records, and construction of word 1
in copyright act.

domiciled"

Investigation of claim of Mrs. Andrews for
alleged infringement of copyright of Michael Strogoff..

Conference with Mr. Berggren regarding income
tax law (corporations).

One United States Patent Application filed.

Seven United States Patent Applications

amended.

Examination of two copies of Official Gazette to
find patents which may affect our business.

Ascertaining patents which cover Edison disc records
and forms of restriction notices used on latter with a view
to determining whether it is possible to stop Union Specialty
Company from putting out reproducers for playing Edison disc
records on Victor and Columbia machines.

Infringement Bearoh on new modifier to be used on
Edison disc phonographs.

Infringement search on proposed connection between
horn and reproducer arm.

Attending as a witness the trial of John Fuller
for stealing phonograph records from the Edison Ehonograph
Works.

Consideration of scope of U. S. patent to Mr. Dyer
Ho. 994,067, entitled Battery Wells.

Conference with Mr. Durand regarding memorandum
device being shown by the Columbia Phonograph Company, General.

Consideration of question of disposal of unclaimed
rheostat left on our hands.

Preparation of part of brief • on behalf of Pierman,
Interference Ho. 36,213, Chisholm vs. Pierman.

Correspondence and conferences regarding title to
Edison 'limber 1'ract at Edison, Hew Jersey.

Further work on re-registration of Trade-Mark
"Thomas A. Edison" in Peru, Paraguay, Bulgaria and Uruguay,
letters to Marks & Clerk and Kennedy. All papers sent off.

Gaamont agreement. Conferences with Messrs. Walter
1. Eckert and Wilson. Agreement accepted and signed. Ex
cuted copy sent to Gaumont.

Proposed contract - J. Stone & Co. ltd., Edison

cnan|§! ^^renoe^itK^Holdfn.

Preparation of report to Mr. Edison

Report for week ending March 14, 1914

”!Dhe Edison Shop", dictating agreement for Inoker.
Approved by Mr. Holden, signed by Mir. Wilson and copies
sent to MrT Lucker letter to Bah son Bros, prepared.

Conference with and advice to Mr. Kudson regarding
Dyer patent on Batterjr Wells. Report to Mr. Wilson.

Proposed contract for Edison Storage Battery
Comoanv and Pennsylvania Railroad Company for Edison Batteries
for^train lighting. Conferences with Messrs. Thompson and
Me Ginnis. Revised draft prepared.

Conferences with Messrs. Holden and Durand regarding
patent situation on Motors to he ^nufaotured under Milch
patent. Decided to make search in Patent Office.

Conference with Mr. Holden and Mr. Durand regarding
license from' and payment of royalty to American Graphophone
Company under Gilbert patent for record ejector.

Michael Strogoff
of Mrs. Andrews .

further investigation of claim

Foreign Kinetophone Matters:

Matter of Kinetophone and films destroyed
by fire at Schloss Schwerin.

Conference with Mr. Wilson regarding
miscellaneous questions and preparing 10 .

Preparation of papers for use in assignment
of Scandinavian contract, consent to use of name

Edl Preparing papers relating to assignment of

GherrConfe?mceGwitrte ! Millar regarding paymait
of Royalties on Kinetophone subjects to foreign
groups .

Advising Mr. Berggren as to the grounds upon whio&
extensions may be secured for filing of the return under
the Federal Income Tax Daw.

Advising Mr. Dolbeer concerning the disposition of
the stock of Koehler & Hinriohs, St. Paul.

Going over Mr. Hicks’ papers in the Searchlight Horn
suit to determine its present status.

paying roy^t£s“fn^he^i^er? pateS^on^emodelefmachines .

Report for week ending March. 14, 1914

Advising Mr. Durand in regard to the Damme patent
sring electricSmotor for proposed dictating machine.

Three United States Patent Applications amended.
One Foreign Patent Application amended.

MJD

Correspondence and conferences regarding title to
so called Edison Timber Tract at Edison, Hew Jersey.

Advising Messrs. Durand and Leonard regarding proposed
trade mark "Dictate Anytime" and regarding scope of United
States Patent 15o. 1,042,042.

Conference with Mr. Graf regarding German Kinetophone
Patent applications.

Arranging with Johnson (Kinetograph Department) for
auction sale of unclaimed goods repaired by us.

Examination of new modifier for disc machines
designed by Mr. lewis, to ascertain whether or not the same infring
any patents.

Conference with Messrs. Durand,

with respect to applications on hand stop and start controlling
device for business phonograph.

Correspondence with respect to injury received by
Louis Robcrich at Hronx Studio.

STiUiSS1?«s?Ss«”«

contract.

Conference with Mr. Plimpton regarding assignment
forms on royalty basis.

Consideration and revision of proposed aSr®'?“®n^ +.

. gLi; ■*!***»•

letter to Mr. Grainger regarding protested check -
Edison Kinetophone Company.

Conference with Mr. V/ilson and Mr. HutchiB on regarding
• PeasterAs film unwinding device. later conference with
Mr. Wilson.

Conference with Messrs. Durand and Hardy regarding
proposed interview with Examiner in Patent Office din Polio

Report for week ending March 28, 1914

Claims of Mr. Edison and Edison Storage Battery
Company against Federal Storage Battery Car Company. Question
of permitting removal of starting Box from premises at Silver
lake. Telephone conference with Bilder. Conference Hew York -
Mr. Steinhardt. Conference -with Messrs. Bilder and Philips at
this office. Bilder to apply for order of Court authorising
sale of Federal Storage Battery Car Co's machinery subject to
Mr. Edison's lien.

Conference with Mr. Bee on proposed contract with
J. Stone & Company. Revision of contract in accordance with
Mr. Edison's wishes.

Foreign Kinetophone Matters:

Conference with Messrs. Maxwell and Pate
'ranch Kinetophone contract.

Conference with Messrs. Holden and Graf

d Patek regarding

contract. ^ ^ Wilson regarding concessions asked for
hy German group through Mr. Winternitz.

Conference Tuesday evening at Mr . Wilson s house
regarding miscellaneous Kinetophone natters - Wilson
Maxwell, Stevens and Graf. , . „ -

Conference with Mr. Holden regarding claims of
Parme. Molle and Vogel. _ ... ...

Conference with Mr. Maxwell and Graf - Miscellaneous
foreign Kinetophone. „ „„ _ „

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, Graf
Winternitz and Stevens regarding concessions asked for

By Ge * with Mr. Stevens - miscellaneous foreign

kinetophone .

Going over proposed agreement regarding the obtaining
of motion picture rights to Kipling's novel "Kim , and conferring
with Mr. Maxwell in regard to same.

Going over proposed agreement regarding Hanlon's
Fantasma. Conferring with Messrs. Plimpton end lanahan concern¬
ing same.

Preparing a notice for warning the public against
attempting to play Edison Disc Records on apparatus not of
our make.

Preparing royalty agreement for motion picture scenar¬
ios for Mr. Plimpton.

Advising Mr. Davidson -in regard to the use of the name
National Phonograph Company By a corporation at Steubenville,
Ohio.

Report for week ending March 28, 1914

Preparing a letter of proposal from Edison Storage
Battery Company to Southern Railway Company, containing terms
under whioh three hundred (300) batteries of twenty five (25)
cells each are to be supplied.

Advising Mr. Stevens in regard to our position with
respect to the payment of income tax by Thomas A. Edison,
limited, london.

One United States Application filed.

Three United States Applications amended.

MJ1

Revising certificate of incorporation of Edison
Pulverized Limestone Company and attending to the execution
of the same.

Consideration of error in British Patent Ho.

607 of 1913 and the procedure for correcting the same.

Examination of certificate of working of Higham
Prenoh Patent on kinetophone , and conferences with Messrs.

Graf and Holden regarding sufficiency of said working.

Looking into question of infringement of Higham' s
U. S. Synchronizer patent hy Messter device said to he ready
for the market in this country.

Revising brief for Interference Chisholm vs. Pierman,
Ho. 36,213.

Looking over. U. S. Patent applications relating to
condensite sound records to determine on which of said appli¬
cations divisions should he filed. Conference with Mr.

Aylsworth regarding same.

Correspondence and conference with Mr. /-ylsworth
regarding license to Edison companies under the Condensite Co s
foreign patents.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
whioh might affect our business.

Investigation of infringement of Victor patents hy
Edison phonographs and preparing report thereon.

Ascertaining what types of Victor machines infringe
patents owned hy us, involving trip to Hew York.

Foreign Kineljophone matter s_i

Revision of letter to Solorzano for Mr. Stevens.

and Altschul & Gold.

and Graf.

Lapique contract- conference with Messrs. Maxwell

and Stevens. Letter to attorneys planned.

^.ort for weak ending Apr|l 18, 1914

Re Federal Storage Battery Car Co. in Bankruptcy -
conference with Mr. Philips. Conference with Hr. Nightman.

Phone conferences with Messrs. Steinhardt and Bilder. Attend¬
ing with Mr. Philips first meeting of creditors Before Referee
Adams in Newark. Phone conference with Mr. Hunt, representing
Westinghouse Company and Hoehling.

Advice and letter to Mr. Plimpton re modification of
assignment form B. Dictating and revising new assignment form
for lie. Plimpton.

Infringement search and report to Mr. Durand on centri¬
fugal switch for alternating ourrent motor. Conference with Mr.
Langley.

Conference with Messrs. Holden and Scull regarding
label for film container. Notice of Patents Co.

Looking into questions about Australian trade marks.

Preparing letter to Deutsche Edison Akkumulatoren Co.
for Mr. Edison.

Calling on Mr. Wight of the North American Portland
Cement Company and accompanying him to office of Charles
Heave for conference in regard to Long Kiln Cement suit.

Correspondence with Messrs. Fay & Oberlin regarding
our use of the word DIAMOND as a trade mark.

looking up question of alleged infringement of
copyright entitled Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.

Looking up and approving for the North American Port¬
land Cement Company, certain bills of the Appeal Printing
Company against Louis Hicks .

Looking up subject and advising Mr. Dolbeor that
directors cannot act by proxy.

Correspondence with Horace Pettit regarding alleged
infringement of Victor patents, and letter notifying the
Victor Talking Machine Company of infringement of our patentB.

Advising Mr. Mason of the fact that caveats have
been abolished, and how protection can be obtained on an in¬
complete invention.

Correspondence with MoKee Surgical Instrument Company,
Washington, D.C. regarding the playing of Edison Disc Records
on Viotrola Machines.

Report for week ending April 18, 1914 - S.

Correspondence with and advice to B. D. Harris of
Leesburg, Fla. concerning certain phonographs put out under
instalment contracts.

Correspondence with Victor-Edison Record Exchange,
Philadelphia, concerning use of name "Edison" in violation of
use restrictions of Edison Disc Records.

Advising Mr. Mallory concerning proceedings for
revocation of United States Patents.

Four United States Patent Applications amended.
One Foreign Application amended.

MJJj

Conference with Mr. Lewis with respeot to new stay-
arm for covers of phonograph cahinets.

Examination of oases due for amendment in June and
conference with Mr. Holden to determine if any of same should
he dropped.

Conference with Mr. Renhold with respeot to new
machine invented hy him for cleaning and polishing film.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which might affect our business.

Conference with Messrs. Lanahan and Mo Gall with
respect to a new invention in primary batteries.

Conference with Mr. Mudd with respeot to accident
occasioning death of Henry Fass, employee of Edison Storage
Battery Company.

Examination and revision of proof of Pieman' s brief
for Interference Ho. 36,215, Chisholm vs. Pierman.

LookinK over patent applications due for amendment in
June and conferences with Mr. Holden and Mr. Edison on question
of dropping some of these applications.

Correspondence with Mr. Stryker of the Fidelity Trust
Company of Newark, and conferences with Messrs. Mallory and
H. F. Miller regarding title to Edison Timber Tract.

Conference with Mr. Graf and letter to Mr. Lehmann
regarding working of Higham French KinetophonePatent. ex¬
amination of letter of Mr. Lehmann and matter
him regarding charge of Brandon Brothers, for their services
in connection with working of said patent.

Conference with Mr. Durand regarding proposed trade¬
mark "SHURSTOP".

Opinion to Mr. Coolidge regarding charges for
Telesori’be and Transophone shipped to Mr* Seoley.

Federal Storage Battery Car Company, In Bankruptcy.

at request of Messrs. Bilder & Bilder and conference in reier
enoe thereto with Mr. Wetzel. Attending meet ^meeting:
Bankruptcy Court, Newark (all day Wednesday). Report on meeting
to Mr. Edison.

Report for week ending May 2, 1914

Criticism of proposed contract for motion picture
rights in John Reea Scott's "Red Huzzar". letter to Mr.
Plimpton re "She Hidden Hand". Conference with Mr. V/ilson
and conference with Mr. Holden re manner ofexecution pfmotion
picture agreement forms in view of ty-law of Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated.

Further work on "Edison Shop" agreements for Bahson
Companies . Agreement for Milwaukee Phonograph Company pre¬
pared and forwarded. Letters to Bahson Bros.

Preparation for and conference with Mr. Edison re
payment of taies on Spanish patent. Polio 179, and assignments,
etc. of Polios 607 and 645.

Conference with Mr. McGall on primary Battery inven-

Conference with Messrs. Bee and Walker op changes
proposed Stone & Co. contract.

Preparing letter to Russian group re date of
Beginning of initial period of contract.

Further work on Lapique & Co. matter.

Conference with and advice to Mr. Stevens on
letters to foreign Kinet ophone groups.

Consideration of question of releases to Be obtained
in suits of Leary and Cray vs. Edison Storage Battery Company,
and correspondence with Mr. Me Carter in regard to same.

Consideration of proposed agreement with Mr. Scott
for motion picture rights in "The Colonel of the Red Huzzars .

Consideration of censorship law of Pennsylvania,
and its Bearing upon our professional and Home kinetoscope
films.

Consideration of Illinois compensation act, and ad¬
vising Mr. Mudd in regard thereto.

Consideration of the claim of Mr. Reylea under the
Employers' Liability Act.

Report for week ending May 2, 1914

Going over the new statute of Hew Jersey relating
to transfers of stock and other assets of decedents, and
advising Mr. Eckert in regard thereto.

Consideration of the Clayton Anti Crust measure,
and memorandum to Mr. Wilson in regard thereto.

Consideration of question whether or not we have
the right to put out devices involving the Higham inventions
for use in front of vaudeville houses.

Consideration of the legal status of the claim of
S. L. Crosby Company, Bangor, Me. against Lord & Company,
of Portland.

Going over the brief in the interference of
Chisholm vs. Bierman.

letter to Victor Company regarding infringement of
our patents.

Discussing with Mr. Graf the reply from his attorney
in Vienna concerning his proposed libel suit against Kertsmar..

Consideration of question of paying Louis Leopold
the amount of our indebtedness to the Trustee in Bankruptcy
of the United States Shade & Awning Company.

Consideration of the proposed by-laws of The
Phonograph Corporation of Manhattan.

Trip to Hew York - conferring with Mr. Bull in re¬
gard to the suit brought by the Victor Company for alleged
infringement of Johnson patents.

Investigating claim of Hickey for :|)1500 against
Edison Kinetophone Company.

Obtaining passport for Mr. Gall for use in Russia.

Corre soondence with Rational Talking Machine Company
of Steubenville," Ohio concerning their use of name Thomas A.
Edison, Incorporated.

One United States Patent application filed.

Three United StateB Patent applications amended.

REPORT OF WORK DOME IH JEGAIi BBPARTMEBT j

ymw EuniNG MAY 9. 1914 .

Validity search on patents sued on by the
Victor Company-

Investigation into facts connected with case of
accident which resulted in death of Henry Pass.

Revision of Patent numbers on Agreement for
Edison Phonograph Jobbers and Healers.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Edison Timber Tract Matters Examination of Minute

fecting record title to same.

Examination of Graf Kinetophone applioation filed
by Mefi'ert & Sell, and conference with Mr. Graf regarding
same.

Conferences with Ur. Durand regarding infringement

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K°£35S™Sgv ET.^“ *>

Parlograph Company.

train lighting batteries.

preparation oi propoaod «£•••»

SioH&flo^SiaJn Storas. B.ttori.s
throughout Union of South Africa.

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Revision of proposed co!\tI‘ ^Conference

oitn

Mr. Walker (Tuesday).

Report for week ending May 9, 1914

Conference with Mr. Stevens re proposed contract with
Harris for exclusive sales rights for storage batteries, etc. in
Hew Zealand (Tuesday). Dictating draft of contract, and handing
same to Mr. Stovens (Wednesday).

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Graf, Stevens, Maxwell
re Ton Kramer contract (Tuesday). Conference with Messrs .
Wilson, Graf and Stevens (Wednesday). Question of modifica¬
tion of contract.

In Washington Thursday, Friday and Saturday;

Search on Milch patent Ho. 785, 124 and
Damme, Hos. 964,658 and 794,362.

Interviews with Examiners on Folio 813
(Edison) and Folios 715 and 716 (Bliss).

Cursory examination of file wrapper ex¬
tents of spot welding patents Harmatta, 1 046 066,
Rietzel, 928,701, and Interference Harmatta vs.

Hiet‘'epo0iing mto copyright of Edison and
Steinmetz photo at Copyright Ofnoe in con¬
nection with claim of Mr. Edgar. Letters to
Mr. Andrews and attorneys for Mr. ^agar

Goine over proposed agreement with Murray for
rtth »» OKI.. ««•.

Studio .

Goins over proposed agreement with John Kientsch
concerning repIi^ toVss roof at the Bronx Studio.

Preparing proposed undertaking to
Kinetophone contracts.

Going over the proposed agreement for the sale of
storage batteries in Hew Zealand.

Reading Judge Hay?s decision sustaining last reissue
of Edison Motion Picture Camera Patent.

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwoll.Hutchison
and Gall concerning instructions to latter as to his work
in Europe.

Conference with Messrs. V/ilson Eogers and Gould
concerning various matters arising in connection with
Canadian Customs.

Report for week ending May 9, 1914

Taking up Mo Ureal suit and writing our attorneys
in regard to Me Sreal counter claims.

letter to S. 1. Crosby, Bangor, Me., concerning
purchases of lord & Company.

letter to Frederick Jay, concerning proposed
petition of Reylea for damages under Employers' liability
Act.

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Three United States applications filed.

Two United States Applications amended.

REPORT OP WORE DOITS II? BEGAD DEPARTMENT
v/EP.K EHDIITG MAY 16. 1914. f

Validitv search on patents on which we are lasing susd
by the Victor^ Company , involving a trip to Washington, and
conferences with Mr. Holden with respect thereto.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

Pre-aaration of Minutes of Stockholders' and Directors'

SiSHESS s.

Conference with Messrs. Deeming and Me Chesney
regarding name for new Einetose ope.

Preparation of assignments in connection with

purchase of United States Patent to Cook, ITo. 678,121.

3 dictating machine

Conference with Mr. Durand
improvements-

sHTsilSS?

Conference with Mr. Maginnis of the
Battery Company ^S^ding changes proposed hy the -^nsylvani

Consideration with Mr. Higham of German Einetophone
application filed hy Mr. Graf.

Reviewing decisions and testimony.

Going over several patent applications preparatory
to personal interviews with Examiners .

Federal Storage. Bat t or y Car^Company ^“guptcy5 -

(Monday) Assisting Mr. company's account with

sais»»'. »a J“™g “" H'otooBdaJi Attending J«*-

Ad»3.

eport l'or weak ending May 16, 1914 - 2.

Conference with Mr. Holden re search on Milch and
Damme Patents. Conference with Messrs. Edison and Durand.
Decided to disregard Damme patents.

Stone Co. contract - Conference with Hr. Bee (Tuesday) .
Conference (Friday) with Hr. Edison and later with Hr. holden.

Consideration of contract between Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated and John P.eed Bcott for motion picture rights in
"She Colonel of the Had Huzzars". Conference with Mr. Holden
and changes suggested to Mr. Wilson.

letter to Mr. Plimpton re agreement Form C. covering
purchases of Motion Picture rights.

looking into matters in connection with Von Kramer
contract. Executed copy sont to Mr. Berggren.

Foreign Kinetonhone matters:

Conference with Mr. Stevens (Monday) miscellan-

e°US’ Conference with Messrs. Maxwell, Stevens
Jacobowitz and Patek (Monday) re concessions asked for

by I'r0Q°^f!ren®0 ( Tuesday) with Messrs. Wilson,

Maxwell, Stevens, and Graf re French contract. Con¬
ference with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, Stevens., Graf,

Jacobowitz^an^^ (Wednesday) with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell,
Graf, Jacobowitz and Patek re proposed concessions

Conference ((Thursday) v/ith Mr- Stevens-Russian
contracting (]?riday) with Hessrs. Wilson, Maxwell,
Graf. Assisting in preparation of letters to French
group. Cony handed to Hr. Jacobowitz and °°?y d

to French group. Procuring affidavit of Mr. Junes
Millar as to mailing and registering letcer.

Conference (Saturday) with Messrs. Wilson and
Stevens re miscellaneous Kinetophone matters.

Going over papers in the Powrie matter.

Trip to Hew York for conference with Mr. Bull con¬
cerning the suits of Searchlight Horn Company on the lleilsen
patent.

Report for week ending May 16, 1914

Going over the Mo Greal correspondence end letter
to our Attorney with regard to our reply to Mo Greal 's
counterclaims.

Discussing Reylea claim for personal injuries, with

Mr. Frost.

Discussing with Mr. Bee the legality ox allowing
rehates on sales of storage Batteries.

Discussing with Mr. Mudd our liability for the
death of Mr. Pass, an employee of the Edison Storage Bat oery
Company.

Discussing with Mr. lanahan- the claims and status of
the Iismmo patent.

Discussing with Mr. Berggren and Mr. Jamison the
Employers liability Act, particularly as regards an employee
having a fit and injuring himself or others while in such
condition.

Conferring with Messrs- V.ilson and,
the supplying of Edison Diamond Reproducers to the Regina
Company, and advising that same should not be done.

Consideration of question of producing our scenario
"Back to the Simple life” in view of the scenario 0\m Your
Own Home" and writing Mr. Plimpton in regard thereto.

letter to J. W. Maxwell, Austin , /i'exas, showing
that Edison Disc goods have been supplied to fexas jobb rs.

Two United States applications amended.

Weekly examinat
patents which may affect

i of Official Ga:
c business.

reBP„t JS2STK/2S

on which suit is hasea.

thereto.

Validity search in connection with Victor suit,
involving trip to Hew York.

in Washington Monday

Conferences with Messrs, noiaen > and

correspondence, preparation and filing
obtaining stipulation postponing date of hearing

Preparation of first draft

between Edison Kinetophone Company and Hesses. Miller ana
Williams regarding Chadian Road Show, to be known as
Company Ho. 8.

Conferences with Mr .Edison and fxry^ Miller

minutes, and correspondence regarding same.

Bevlsion of K*6*

ass? szi 2 MErffiw>: >«*»“ «■* ih“x8l*!'

and Friday.

Further work on proposed contract between Stone

5, Company, Ltd., Mr. Edison and Edison Storage Batte y

& company, jjuu-., ^

Clean copy submitted to Mr. Edisi

Report for week ending May 23rd, 1914

Proposed contract 'between Sdiaon Storage Battery
Company and A. H. Johnson So Company ltd., re Edison batteries
for South Africa. Revision and conference with 1ST. Stevens.

Memorandum to Mr. V/ilson

letter to Mr. Plimpton i

re Roaster's film unwinding
"The Hidden Hand".

"The Edison Shop" agreements.

looking into matter of powers of attorney requested
by Brandon Brothers, in connection with storage battery patents
for Austria. Inquiry by phone of Marks & Clerk.

Conference with Mr. Holden regarding Edison and
Steinmetz photo matter.

Conference with Mr. Holden re trade mark "Diamond".

Conference with Mr. Saltzmah: re primary battery
application.

Preparation of argument in Polio 715 •

Foreign Kinetonhone matters:

Conference (Monday) Messrs. Y.’ilson, Maxwell,
Graf and Stevens.

Conference (all day Tuesday) Messrs. V/ilson,
Maxwell, Stevens, & Graf on matters requiring disposi-
• tion before Mr. Graf's sailing.

Austrian Kinetophone - reading letter and
papers from Deiohes.

Going over letters for Mr. Stevens.
Conference (Friday) with Messrs. Maxwell and

Stevens .

Conferring with Mr. Bull at 10 Fifth Avenue and
showing him our apparatus with respect to the issues ol the
suits brought against us by the Searchlight Horn Company and
the Victor Talking Machine Company. Also trip to Mr. Bull s
office for further conference with respect to same.

Going through papers in Po
to find whether or not we purchased
ed with Polyform.

(form matter ip order

;ock in any company connect-

Report for week ending Hay 23rd, 19M

looking up matters for Mr- Bull in connection with
Searchlight suit.

Goipg over proposed incorporation papers for
The Phonograph Corporation of Manhattan (Babson).

Going over Stone agreement - storage batteries.

Going over recent decisions of Supreme Court
with a view to bringing infringement suit against Trafford
Music Company for removal of name plates.

One United States Application filed.

Six United States Applications amended.

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KEPOKT OP WORK DOME IH I»BgAli DEPAR'EMSHf
week- ehdihg may 30. 1914. \ A

Lookins: over new disc machine designed by Mr- lewis
„i *. G.SSK rLt.r»l». « »™> l»ffl«S“ “» »et“ts-
Trin to Hew York to look up French patent cited in
motion to dissolve Edison - Gaumont Interference.

Preparation of brief stating grounds of opposition
to motion to Solve Edison - Gaumont Interference.

;sS2S«SSsSr

Consideration of reforencesagainstU.S^PetentntOing^

Thoma, Ho. 949,991, ° • tfllelsrs . Idls on* Wils on and Holden

the same. Conferences with Messrs, ,

regarding same.

Preparation of notice to Dictating Machine users,
regarding ^patents on Dictation Indexes.

Works - personal injury case - iumb
to Court House at Hewark.

investigation of advisability of changing patent
date on Home hinetoscope film label.

™ SS: sr-

conference with Mr. Me Chesney.

and handed to Mr. Stevens. f attorney signed by Mr. Edison

ln „ *»* t0
Brandon Brothers.

Proposed contract Edison Storage Battery^ompany. £ •
to Mr. Walker.

Reading over new Kinetophone agreement proposed toy
Mr . Maxwell .

Proposed contract Edison Storage Battery Company and
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. - trainlighting Batteries. Conference
(Monday) with Mr. Me GinniB and preparation of revised draft.

Also looking into matter of toond. Conference ( Wednesday) with
Messrs. Me Ginnis and Thompson. Revision of Bond agreement. .
Further work (Thursday) on matter of Bond and preparation of
contract of guaranty. Further work Friday.

Federal Storage Battery Car Company in Bankruptcy.
Question of protecting Mr. Edison's lien. Conference (Tuesday)

Mr . Holden. Conference (Wednesday) at ilewark with Trustee iinda-
Bury and his attorney Spaulding Fraser. Stipulations prepared.
Conference (fhursdayj with Mr. Philips. Stipulations signed.

Friday By Mr. Edison.

Conference (Thursday) with Mr. Holden -re suit vs.McGreal.

Conference (Thursday) with Mr. Holden re Powrie matter.
Preliminary work (Friday) on Powrie contract.

Foreign Kinetouhone Matters:

Conference with Messrs. Wilson & Stevens (Monday).

Conference with Mr. Stevens (Tuesday) and prepara¬
tion of letters to German group and Mr. Graf.

(Thursday) Preparation of letter to Lawyers in
Hong Kong re securing machines etc. from Receiver. Confer¬
ence with Mr. Maxwell (Friday).

Conference (Friday) with Messrs. Maxwell and Stevens
re proposed agreement for Brazil with Linton and question of
making Portugese subjects. Assisted in preparing cablegram
to Linton.

Going over proposed agreement with Hr. Hamilton, for
construction of addition to Bronx studio.

Going-over proposed agreement Between Edison Storage
Battery Company and Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Also guaranty
of Thomas A. Edison.

Conferring with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pardee concerning the
trade letter of the Victor Talking Machine Company alleging in¬
fringement of its patents toy this company.

Going over proposed answer in suit brought by
Searchlight Horn Company against Thomas A. Sdison, Incorpora¬
ted, District of Hew Jersey. Also answer of Victor Talking
Machine Company in similar suit.

Going over proposed reply to be filed on behalf of
this company in suit against Me Greal.

Going over proposed agreement with Hopkins of
London concerning consignment of dictating machines, and
preparing supplemental agreement thereto.

Going over Hew York Workmen ' s compensation act, and
conferring with Mr. Berggren and Mr. Schenck regarding same.

Considering claim of Boyd Engineering Company for
damage to Boiler, and correspondence in regard thereto.

Considering claim of Sdison Kinet oplione Company
against lotus Theatre Company of Brooklyn for balance due
under contract, and correspondence in regard thereto.

Two United States Applications filed.

Seven United States Applications amended.

One foreign Application amended.

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REPORT OF WORK DOME IK LEGA1 PEPABMgjM

WERK EHDIHG JURE 6.

Conference with Mr. Brophy with respect to thfe
application of the prior art to the claims of the Victofc
patents on which we are Being sued.

Preparation of opposition to the registration of the
word "Diamond,’,' as a trade mark for talking machines By the
Diamond Talking Machine Company.

Examination of two copies of Official Gazette to
find patents which interest us or may affect our Business.-

Drawing up papers for the organization of a corpora¬
tion - The Phonograph Company of the Oranges.

Conferenoe, Messrs. Hiller and House re Benedict
accident case.

Conference, Messrs. Holden and Mo Coy re alleged
infringement of Schroeder patent By Victor and Columbia
Companies.

Examination of new disc machine designed By Mr.
lewis, to ascertain if same infringes any patent or patentB.

Conferenoe with Mr. Durand re patent on memorandum
sheet for dictating machines.

letter to Mr. Plimpton re Form C.

Going over proposed contract with J. B. lippincott
Co. for motion picture rights in "The Best Man". Report to Mr.
Y/ilson.

Going over with Mr. McGinnis proposed contract between
Edison Storage Battery Company and Pennsylvania R. R. Co. relating
to cells for multiple unit control and auxiliary lighting, and
revising same.

Federal Storage Battery Car Co., in Bankruptcy. Phone
inquiries. Conference with Mr. Wightman. Arranging to permit
Railway Storage Battery Car Company to remove two oars.

Stone’ & Co. contract. Conference with Messrs, talker
and Bee. Preparation of letter for Mr. Edison to Stone & Co.
Copies of proposed agreement sent off.

Matter of agreement with Mr. Higham. Conferences with
Messrs. Y/ilson and Holden. Going over proposed agreement. Com¬
pleting preparation of declarations for foreign patents for Mr.
Higham' s signature.

Report for week ending June 6, 19X4

Claim of 1. 1. Edgar vs. Edison Storage Battery Co.
for alleged infringement of copyright. letters to Edgar’s
Attorney, Copyright Office, and memo, to Mr. Andrews.

Conferences (Thursday) with Messrs. Beast er, Wilson,
Hutchison, L.W.McChesney, re proposed license agreement with
Mr. Feaster relating to Film Unwinding Device. Dictating
proposed agreement.

Dictating preliminary draft of agreement with
John H. Powrie.

looking into Foreign Storage Battery Patent taxes
due in July. Conference with Mr. Edison.

Foreign Kinetophone :

Conference (Monday) with Messrs. Maxwell, Patek,
and Wilson re matter of payment of second half of Bonus
by French group. Dictating letter to French group.
Carbon copy given to Mr. Patek.

letter and other documents sent off to attor¬
neys in Hong Kong in matter of recovery of apparatus
furnished under lapique contract.

Preparation of letters consenting to assignment
of Cherry Company contract.

Studying Hew York Workmen1 s Compensation Act which
goes into effeot July 1, 1914.

Consideration of Kinetophone situation at Hang Kong.
Going over Employees' Bond - Edison Storage Battery

Company.

Preparing addendum to agreement with Hopkins regard¬
ing dictating machines, London.

Preparing agreement with Mr. Higham changing his
duties and remuneration.

Conferring with Mr. Berggren concerning the
Workmen's Compensation Act.

Going into Me Greal matters with Mr. Wilson.

Conferring with Mr. Davidson regarding the question
of dropping Mr. Storck as a dealer at Red Bank.

Report for week ending June 6, 1914

Gol4g over specification prepared by Mr. Schiffl
for the manufacture of phonograph cabinets hy independent
contractors.

Conferring with Mr. Dyke regarding steps to be
taken in supporting the StevenB Bill and in opposing the
Oldfield Bill.

Conferring with Mr. V/ilson concerning the duping
• films abroad and importation of "dupes" into this

up of r

Conferring with Mr. lanahan concerning the drawing
i Powrie agreement.

Preparing assignment of E. H. Philips to Edison
Storage Battery Company,'' end Edison Storage Battery Company
to Stbrage Battery Equipment Company of assets of Bankrupt,
Southern Electric light & Power Supplying Corporation.

looking up Hew Jersey law relating to the installa¬
tion ana operation of elevators.

looking up history of our dealings with the Search¬
light Horn Company, and writing Mr. Bull in regard to same.

Going through papers relating to securing of the
release of Bonci, and writing the Columbia Company as to our
position on sharing payment* of any recovery in the suit of
the Fonotipia Company.

Three United States Applications amended.

One Foreign Application amended.

REPORT Off WORK BOMB IN LEGAL DEPARTMENT
WEEK ENDING JUKE 18. 1914.

Conferences with Mr. Brophy re application of prior
art to claims sued on hy Victor Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden re organization of The
Phonograph Company of The Oranges.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

Preparation of agreement between Edison Kinetophone
Company and Messrs. Williams and Miller re running Show Ho. 8
for Eastern Canada.

Preparing opposition to registration of trademark
DIAMOND for Talking Machines hy The Diamond Talking Machine
Company.

Conference with Mr. Hart with respect to an inven¬
tion hy him on air reproducer.

Correspondence with Canadian Customs with a view to
securing refund of duty on a film sent hy mistake to General
Film Company at Montreal. Investigation of circumstances and
conference With 1. W. Me Chesney with respect thereto.

Feaster' s film unwinding device. Revision of proposed
contract. Conferenoe (Monday) with Mr. Feaster. Conference
(Wednesday) with Messrs. Feaster and Wilson.

Revision of Powrie contract and conferences with Mr.
Holden. Conferenoe (Thursday) with Mr. Scull.

"Edison Shop" agreements for Phonograph Co. of Kansas
City and Phonograph Co. of San Francisco sent; off to Bahson Bros.

to Mr. Rogers.

Conference with Mr. Bee re proposed Stone & Company con¬
tract.

Going over proposed agreement for pictures to he taken

Report for week ending June 13, 1914

by attaches of Edison Studio.

Matter of recovery of Kinetophone apparatus still
out. Conference with Mr. 1. W. Mo Chesney. letters to
Theatre proprietirs, etc. at Uniontown, Pa., Connellsville,

Pa., Dayton, Ohio, Douglas, Arizona, and Santa Rosa, California.

Going over proposed contract between Thomas A. Edison,
Inc. and The Regina Co.

Advice to Mr. Sease re Eastman Kodak Company's agree-

Eoreign Kinetophone Matters:

Conference (Monday) with Mr. Stevens re printing
filmB in Berlin.

Sending documents re Japanese Kinetophone con¬
tract to Mr. Berggren.

(Tuesday) Miscellaneous letters prepared including
letters re assignment of German contract and letters to all
European groups re copyrights.

Conference (all Wednesday afternoon) with Messrs.
Wilson, Maxwell, Stevens and Micheles re. concessions request¬
ed by Russian group. Conference (Friday) with Messrs.
Wilson, Stevens, and Micheles. Dictating proposed supple¬
mental agreement with Russian group.

looking into question of furnishing French group
subjects to Russian & German groups. Conference with
Messrs. Stevens & Holden.

looking up papers of Douglas Phonograph Company to
determine whether or not the affairs of the Company can be
closed up.

Conference In Hew fork with MessrB. Heave, Mason and
Kiefer, concerning argument of appeal in long Kiln Suit.

Conferring with Messrs. Berggren & Frost concerning
the Hew York Workman's Compensation Act.

Conference in Hew York with Messrs. Camp and Burns
of Columbia Phonograph Company concerning suit of i'onotipia, on
account of Bonci release.

Conferring with Mr. Stevens in regard to the copyright
suit against the Columbia Company in England based upon the
making of an orchestration to be used for making phonograph
records ' and concerning a proposed suit to test the question of
what is’ sufficient publication in England to t

of a selection published at the same time in the United StateB.

REPORT OF WORK DOME IN LEGAL DEPARTMENT
W1CTITC ENDING JURE 20. 19X4^, |

Preparation of Opposition to the registration By
the Diamond lilting Machine Company, of the word Diamond
as a trademark for talking machines.

Preparation of papers for the organization of The
Phonograph Company of The Oranges, and conferences with Mr.
Maxwell with respect thereto.

Conference with Mr. Buck re proposed agreement
Between Edison Kinetophone Company and Messrs. Williams and
Miller for Show No. 8.

Conference with Mr. Lewis re new model of disc
phonograph and new automatic stop.

Conference with Mr. Simpson re diamond stylus
and method of making same.

Conferences with Mr. Brophy re patents involved in
suit of Victor Company vs. Thomas A. Edison, Incorporate .

Ind application of references relied upon to anticipate such
patents.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our Business.

T.ookinc over applications due for amendment in July

^ Kiir-rs ssJJfs

aBandonment.

Investigation of circumstances under which the
Livingston Stage follided with an Electric Truck owned By
us.

Conference (Monday) with Mr. L.W.Mo < Sheene 7 re claim. b

for EV-iM- a

to form.

Wooster's film unwinding device. Conference s( Tuesday)

M __^Sawan fter and Mlson, lad Edison and Wilson. Revising
««> Mr. I. ». M. OM—y.
Conference (Friday) with Mr. Holden.

Conference with Mr. Maxwell re Kinetophone agreement
for private parties.

T„„Wr„. <T1+0 matter of claim of Edison Kinetophone Co.

against Lo^f^at^fc^ ^Conference ^f-^thf lifter' s*^’
H.Y. , with I. W. Mo Chesney, I. ELuegelraan, and the latter s
attorney, Mr. Trosk.

THntatine license under Schoenmehl application. Revis-
lng m ..... to »• MB. for

comment "by him.

PaiHsion of proposition to he submitted to St. Fail
Bread Co. by Edison Storage Battery Company. Conference with Mr.
Ross.

Having drawings for Mr. Bangley's application revised.
Poreign Kinetophone matters

to Mr. Micheles.

Confer enoe ( Thursday > with Mr. ““oontr^t ,

Maxwell and representatives of Scandinavian group.

Going over by-laws and minutes relating to organiza¬
tion of The Phonograph Company of Manhattan.

Discussing with Mr. Dyke the situation at Mason City t

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the i'rafford Music Company.

Going over proposed agreement for leasing of phono¬
graphs by The Phonograph Company of the Oranges.

Going over answer of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated
in the suit brought by the Victor Company.

films.

Interview with Mr. Deeken concerning the Thoraa

patent.

Three United States applications amended.

One Foreign patent application amended

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REPORT OP WORK SOME IH LEGAL
WEEK EHPIHG JUHE 27. 1914.

Stage and
to same.

Investigation
our Electric

of collision between The Livingston
Truck Ho. 8, and letter with reBpect

Conference with Mr. Maxwell regarding The Phonograph
Company of the Oranges, and preparation of Minutes of first
meeting of incorporators, and first meeting of the directors
of said Company.

Search to determine patentability of an automatic
phonograph stop mechanism invented by Mr. Challen, and con¬
ference with Mr. Holden with respect thereto.

Conference with Messrs. Bolan, Eckert and Charles
Edison regarding The Phonograph Company of the Oranges.

Investigation of question of relisting dictating
machines and primary battery jars for Canadian Customs, in
order to secure a lower duty thereon.

Attending first meeting of the incorporators and
directors of The Phonograph Company of the Oranges.

Verifying references cited in answer in the Search¬
light Horn suit.

Investigation of question as to whether the stop
mechanism on the new projecting kinetoscope infringes patents
granted to Prude.

Conferences with Messrs. Brophy, Chesler, and Hey
regarding preparation of applications for patents.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Conference with Messrs. Pioklen and Holden regarding
patents on reinforced concrete pavements.

Trip to Washington to determine validity and scope
of Pioklen patents on reinforced concrete pavements.

In the matter of the transfer of the so
Tract (Edison) to Hew Jersey Zinc Company: Preparation of quit
claim deeds from The Ogden Iron Company and the ^^iving d d
Trustees of The Sussex County Iron Co. to Mr. B4x““»
from Mr. Edison to the Hew Jersey Zinc Company. Also affidavits
regarding status of The Ogden Iron Company and The Sussex County
Iron Company, checking up drawing of the property to be trans-

f erred. Conference with Messrs. H. F. Miller and Meadow-

croft regarding meetings of stockholders and directors of
The Ogden Iron Company. Conference in Newark with Mr .
English and Mr. Faulks regarding form of above named deeds;
cheoking up final draft of Minutes of Stockholders' and
Directors' meetings of The Ogden Iron Company; and corres¬
pondence.

In the matter of the petition of JoBeph Reylea
vs. Edison Phonograph Works, for compensation for personal
injuries. Conference with Mr. Frost; attending^hearing^at
Court House in Newark; ' " * ‘ ” " T3“”

and Frost.

■and conference with Messrs. Reylea

looking over patent applications due for amendment
in July and conference with Mr- Holden regarding same.

Preparation of new application in connection
with the registration of the Edison Storage Battery Company
in Illinois.

Advice to Mr. Meadowcroft regarding Hew Jersey
inheritance tax law.

Preparation of letter for Mr. Edison to Deutsche
Edison Akkumulatoren Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden re Grainger claim.

Conference with Mr. Holden re return of battery
to Citizens Transit Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden re copyright claim of
Victor Company.

Revising letter to A. H. Johnson Co. ltd. for Mr.
Stevens re sale of storage batteries in South Africa.

Schoenmehl application papers and license sent off
to Chamberlain & Newman.

Conference with Mr. Maxwell re copyrighting Kineto-
phone subjects. looking up law. Memorandum to Mr. Wilson.

Miscellaneous foreign trade mark-matters.

Federal Storage Battery Car Co. _ _

Conference with MessrB. Holden and Gill re copyright¬
ing Home Kinetoscope films and slides.

Dictating report to Mr. Durand re proposed motor with
sectional windings (lamme patents)

Mine".

Memorandum to Mr. Y/ilson re "An Old Sweetheart of

Foreign Kinetoohone Matters

Advice to Mr. Stevens re British copyright in
"The Master Mind".

Dictating and revising supplemental agreement
for Scandinavian group. Conference with Messrs. Stevens
and Lonergran.

Preparing Kinetophone agreement with Linton for

Brazil.

Conference (Wednesday) with Messrs. Maxwell and
Stevens t miscellaneous ) .

Conference (Friday) with Mr. Stevens (Miscellaneous) .
Letter to Ur. Patek for Mr. Stevens re copyrights. Going
over letters for Mr. Stevens.

Conference (Saturday) with Mr. Stevens re
miscellaneous matters..

Going over proposed deeds covering transfer of the
Edison Timber Tract.

Studying Ilew York Workmen's Compensation Act.

Going over papers for the transfer of the Connolly
suit from State Court to Federal Court, Southern District of
Hew York.

looking up question of what should be done in regard to
_e agreement concerning the Soho building, London.

Going over the answer in the suit of Searchlight Horn
Company vs. Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated.

looking up law. on the granting of injunctions in
the case of Edyth Walker.

Interview with Hewark collector concerning assignment
of wages, and the position taken by the Edison companies in re¬
gard to such assignments.

Going over Employees' Fidelity bond of Fidelity &

Deposit Company for Edison Storage Battery Company.

Advising Mr. Coolidge how dictating machine business
should be handled at Memphis.

Interview with Mr. Ficklen concerning his patents
on concrete pavements.

Interview with Mr. Deeken concerning patent IIo.
949,991, which he stated we could purchase for $12,000.,
hut which does not interest us.

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1 9/ H- ^JL

ggPQRg OP TORE POME XM EPSAL jEMgMM
WHTF.y TCHDTHG JOEY 4-r 1914.

In Washington mating search to famine . the
validity and scope of Mien patents on reinforced con
crete pavements*

Erost in regard to the same*

Search through U. S. Patentstodoteiminewhether

SJS 3 S S3. WiS"-53^SS -

inward movement of the stylus*

, KSSASS.

ors^of thfSgde/lron ^“X^dilmor^s^eside^rfo^thf
various papers; trip to * to lt olaim deed from

purpose of ^of The Sussex County Iron Company

the surviving trustees of n Paulks, representing

to Mr. Edison; SomCvIn rSard to the closing of

^le^anr^resentS^ Idiso? at the closing of the
title.

«. - nw°StSt0WPll5«l»~7«S «ISloS° ot^SST*"

applications prepared hy Mr- hey.
ted hy Johnson Mercantile Company.

IS^TiXi^SL^SfS. «*»'» *•««» 101

sale of bankrupt's property-

Revising Eeaster contract (Thursday I
( Friday ) uith Mr- h- W. Me Chesney.

' Conference

Dictating draft of agreement 'between Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated and The International Engineering & Trading Co . ,
ltd for sale of dictating machines in Russia-

Conference (Thursday) with Mr- Scull on Motion
Picture Patents Co. questions involved in proposed form of
agreement for Kinetophones to private parties in United
States- Revising contract form (Friday) •

Dictating license to Edison Storage Battery Company
on certain of Mr- Edison's patents.

Search in primary battery patents (Highamp battery)
Foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Conference (Monday) with Messrs- Wilson, Maxwell,
Stevens re linton contract for Brazil -

Conference (Tuesday) with Mr- Stevens re letter
from French group. Going over miscellaneous letters for
Mr- Stevens-

(Wednesday) Going over supplemental agreement
submitted by German group- Conference with and report to
Mr- Stevens-

Proposed supplemental agreement with' Scandi¬
navian group prepared in final form and copies handed
to Mr- Stevens-

(Friday) Assisting Mr. Millar in preparing
cablegram to German office re Kinetophone records-

Trip to Hew York to Offices of Hew York Workmen's
Compensation Commission, and obtaining information with
respect to the requirements of the new law-

Conferring with Mr* Berggren, Wilson and Sohenok
regarding the requirements of the Hew York Workmen’s Compensa¬
tion law-

Going over Me Greal correspondence in order to
send copies of pertinent letters to Mr. Bloodgood, for the
purpose of taking testimony-

Discussing with Mr- Banahan certain matters re¬
lating to our claims against the federal Storage Battery
Company .

Preparing 'letter for tor • Edison to Judge A. J.
Dittenhoefer of Hew York concerning Edyth V/alker contract.

Better to Boach-Ried Company concerning Receivers
Certificates of Pore Marquette H. R. , and looking up law
in regard to same.

Pour United States Applications amended.

/£> T>/rv

OF WOKE DOME IIT

iGAL PEP AKIM

WEEK ENDING JULY 11. 1914.

Investigation of Bcope of claims of patent Ho.
878,121 to determine whether same cover all types of Edison
diso phonographs.

Conference with Mr. Holden re scope and validity
of Ficklen patent on concrete pavements made up of sections.

Preparation of report for Mr. Mallory re scope and
validity of Ficklen patent on concrete pavements.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Investigation to ascertain whether we have ever
used word "Tiz It" in connection with the advertising of
Edison phonographs.

Investigation of question of infringement of
patents 1,079,549 and 1,089,466 by automatic stop mechanism
of new Projecting Kinetoscope; and preparation of report
with respect thereto for Mr. Hutchison.

looking into invention disclosed in patent No.

1 082 123, to determine if same has any bearing on invention
of Mr I Edison on moving picture screen disclosed in a ponding
application.

Investigation to determine whether we are free to
adopt a new form of record drawer for our cabinet machines*

Trip to Hew York to look up several Canadian patents
called to our attention by Theodore Isaacs of Chicago, to
ascertain whether same have any bearing on patents on which
The Victor Company has brought suit- Also search through
several publications in Carnegie library on claims sued on by
the Victor Company.

In the matter of the transfer of the so-called Edison
Timber Tract to the Hew Jersey Zinc Company: Trip to Orange
to have Mr. Silmore sign quit claim deed of The Sussex County
Iron Company to Mr. Edison. Preparation of quit claim deed
from Mr. and Mrs. Edison to The New Jersey Zinc Company, and
attending to the execution and delivery of the latter*

Consideration of the advisability of dissolving and
the procedure to dissolve the Mexioan National Phonograph Company.

Consideration of latent Mo. 1,068,877 to Files

and correspondence in regard to the same

Filing application for registration of Edison Storage
Battery Company in Illinois.

Consideration of the ff^fiSSfsearcr^rlgard

wlt* ^jtsr

with Mr* Holden*

„ort on r.oovorj of HMtophon.

0.Miir«on of

ssss^srsasas' - -t are ssss

KS?.»£ Sla53sSiSS.

Ti'nvfl-ign X^fltonhona matter.s.:

B„,u.

sent to Mr. Linton*

Conferences with and advice to Mr. Stevens on
miscellaneous matters*

Consideration of the ?M3tion La%r°are°free to lease
we are hound hy ^d^°s^et .^conferring with Messrs* Edison
M^MlS^egard thereto.

Consideration of the FioKlen Plants on concrete pave¬
ments, and advising Mr* Malloy in regard thereto

Consideration of 'fcMe olaim of the j^the^onstruet ion

Company for damage to steam holler used uurmg
of our well* i

Interview with Mr. Sanders of Washington, D. 0.,
in regard to his patents which he claims are infringed by the
manufacture of our disc reoordS| and interview with Mr. Wilson.

Advising Messrs- Edison and Wilson in regard to
the value of the patent recently purchased from Mr. Cook,
and covering a. drive mechanism used in some of our disc
phonographs •

Consideration of patents on centrifugal switches
and conferring with Mr. Imnahan in regard to same.

Going over proposed advertisement of P. K.
Babson, Chicago.

■ fwo United States Patent Applications filed.

Pour United States Applications amended.

i WAW^Sina* •*'1"

regard to the same; 0011*°’;0™!° Nation' f Sr Mr. Durand of questions

“ 3TS,1 l;„£*»S”i kS^'SS i»“ U *. ■«» •**»■•

able in this matter.

Orange Record.

In the matter of the registration of the^Edison Storage^

Battery Company in the State of llXino Secretary of State

S!i“So?!,1f.t:£Set*"^?.Cf” a„S ,ont.»«o.s «i«.

Mr. H. E. Miller.

Preparation of statement of work done for Edison Portland
Cement Company from January 1st to date.

same.

Weekly exaction of Official Gasette to find patents
whioh may affeot our business.

sa srsysss 01

0I _ Wjr&StiSttT”

Conference with Mr. Durand :
ent application on an improvement on

3 advisability of filing pat -
ir present form of hand trip.

(2)

Investigation of question of whether we are free to adopt
modifications embodied in new models Amberola 0 vl and Amberola

Conference with Mr. Hart re proposed ohange in the horns
for our diso maohines.

Proposed agreements between Edison Storage Battery Com¬
pany and Pennsylvania R. R. Co. relating to batteries for train¬
lighting, multiple unit control, and signal purposes. Conferences
with Messrs. Edison, Thompson and MoGinnis. Copies with final changes
noted in penoil handed to Mr. Thompson, together with letter re Mr.
Edison's personal guaranty.

Revising Roaster agreement. Same submitted to Mr. Wilson
for approval.

Examination of and report to Mr. Holden on Fisher patent
Ho. 1,101,916.

Federal Storage Battery Car Co. Conference (Wednesday)
in Hew York with Messrs. Philips, Steinhardt and Wightman re
settlement of Edison accounts.

Memorandum to Mr. Philips re lisman oontraot.

looking over papers in connection with Von Kramer settle¬
ment. Referred baok to Mr. Stevens for further information.

letter of instructions to attorney at Dayton, Ohio re
reoovery of Kinetophone outfit from W. H. Rudolph.

Conference with Mr. 1. V/. MoChesney re MoDannel & Staton
matters. Conference with Mr. Hudson re report expeoted from
Mr. Hyde.

Proposed oontraot between Thomas A. Edison, Ino. and
Erie R. R. Co. re side track at Silver lake. Preparation for and
conference (Friday) with G. H. Minor of Erie R.R. legal Dept.
Conference with Mr. Holden and report to Mr. Wilson.

Passing on oontraot reoeived from Harris. Conference
with and advioe to Mr. Stevens.

Conference with Mr. Holden re Citizens Transit Co.
letter to Attorney O’Grady in re claim of Grainger.
Conference with Mr. Hey re langley application.

foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Conferences with and advio
miscellaneous matters.

to Mr. Stevens in

Conferenoa with Messrs. Wilson and Millar and prepar¬
ation of cablegram to German group re studio man.

looking over old correspondence with MoGreal and writing
to Mr. Bloodgood in regard to same.

Going over Fisher patent Ho. 1.101.916 to see whether or
not the same would be of any value to us.

Trio to Brooklyn to secure order dismissing old price outt-
» in&regard°to S^of^lSoS'SiiSy agknst Sonora

Company on Miller Reissue patent.

looking up the law with respeot to inventions made by
3 •

looking up law on the issuance of stock to promoters of
corporations.

scopes.

* saares.

One U. S. application filed.

Five U. S. applications amended.

employees.

ttttPCYRT OF '.TORE POKE IH SEGAL DEPARPHEHP
«n?.i«ir BTOTTTO JUDY 25. 1914

of references in connection with search on Sanders

tery ^^JfStSPSt S'

in regard to same.

iHSSS3K-S?‘

of state of Illinois.

Dissolution of Mexican national Phonograph Company and
Edison Business Phonograph Company: looting up prooe
in regard to dissolution.

Advising Mr. Mudd in regard to franchise tax of Edison
Storage Battery Supply Company in California-

Conference with Mr. ^rand in regard £ £frl ngement

the American Parlograph Company of DurandJ.S.fpa nment ^

Memorandum sheets and also in r eg a patent to Barrington

Deere Plow Company of said patents ana u.o. pu
Ho. 916,287.

registered offioe.

Conference with Messrs. Durand and Holland
type of hand trip for dictating maohines-

3 improved

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
whioh may affeot our business.

Search to find if we possess any Victor maohina equipped
with governor mechanism infringing Edison p *

Conference with Mr. Mudd
to one of Storage Battery Company'

iW settlement in oase of aooident
employees.

machines t^rfS^^

the Victor patents on whioh we are being sued.

Search through patents on Edison type ofetoragebattery
to determine novelty of proposed improvement in storage bat ery
structure.

Miscellaneous matters, including conference with Mr.

Hsus: ss«srt ssia Avaarffstsas -s“

Viotor patents on which we are being sued.

Feast er agreement sent off to Mr. Eeaster.

Kevision of Langley application.

Conference with Mr. Rogers re Erie R.R. contract. Copies
approved by Mr. Wilson handed to Mr. Rogers.

CiB-fm of 1. L. Edgar. Conference with Mr. Holden.
Conference with Mr. Andrews. Reparation o| letter R ^°R10al
Review Publishing Company. Letter to Mr. Edgar s a o y

Letters re recovery of Einetophone apparatus from Douglas
Arizona and Santa Hosa, California*

Letter to Attorney Bowman re Sohoenmehl's application.
Letter to Mr. Lockwood re "An Old Sweetheart of Mine".

Conferences with Messrs. Roderbourg, ™aelmayer and
Holden re foreign storage battery patents, etc booking int0
patents, etc Report to and conference with Mr. Edison.

Letter to Deutsohe Edison Akkumulatoren Company.

Conferences with Mr. Holden re Hiamp battery.

Foreign Kinetouhone Matters?

Conferences with and advice to Mr. Stevens.

Conference with Messrs. Stevens and Holden re
Hong Kong Kinetophone situation.

Revision of letter to Jury re i

Considering olaim of Boyd Engineering Company
damage to boi?er, and trip to Hew York conferring with their attorn¬
ey, Mr. Wilson.

T.atter advising Roaoh-Reed Company of Detroit as to Bell¬
ing goods to Pere Marquette Railroad and aooepting reoeiver s cer¬
tificates in payment.

Two U. S. applications filed.

Hina U. S. applications amended. ya.

TmPORT OP WORK DOHE IH LEGAL DEPARTMENT ^

wkrv TCTJDIMG AUGUST 1.1914.

;sr?.SS-!S«S«E.

Ho. 1,083,709.

Auction sale of unclaimed Johnson Mercantile Company's
saturator repaired hy us.

T a. Un <57 755 on Trade Mark "Diamond: look¬

ing over applications of Diamond ^^ “ge Company^and

m^sS*#****— ^

the same.

Locking over p.t«t .S'JMKK.'ta J^lTS..
in September and conference with Mr* Holden in regex

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

* pl.„81 sKtrJASS

matter, shipped to Canada-

question

jars ana aiowt-Lue m^hiner
obtain a reduction in duty

Looking into euestion of reclassifying primary^attery

*•« ?* “ESE rfe80^e Xn^igfd to Canada-

Trip to Hew York for conference with °^^ain order
Official end to look up old manufacturers of phonographs
to Becure evidence for Victor suit.

Trip to Newark and. conference with Mr. Egner with
regard, to accident which occurred in Storage Battery plant and
resulted in death of Henry Pass-

Hevision of dictating machine agreement for Russia.
Draft sent to Mr. Stevens*

Letters to Deutsche Edison Akkumulatoren Company re
payment of taxes and lists of storage Battery patents taken out
By Mr- Edison in various countries- Conferences with Mr. Edison
and Dr- Brundelmayer.

Work on proposed contract - The Ohio State Commission,
etc. and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Looking into question of our
right to sell positive films of standard width. Conferences
with Messrs. Holden, Gill and Me Chesney-

Conference with Mr. Holden re Hiamp Battery search.
Conference with Mr. Hudson. Memorandum of search and report to
Mr- Hudson-

Conference with Mr. Wilson re John E. Byrnes.

Looking into matter of trade marks for South American
countries for Edison Portland Cement Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden re A. C. centrifugal switch
and ErBen patent-

Conference with Mr. Wilson r<
rights in "An Old Sweetheart of Mine".

Letter to attorney at Dayton, Ohio, re recovery of
Kinet ophone apparatus •

Letter to Attorneys at Hong Kong.

Looking into question of deposit of funds in
London under Jury contract- Conference with Mr. Holden.

Memorandum to Mr. Stevens re Russian Kinetophone

assignment.

Conference with Messrs. WilsorE and Stevens re
shipments to foreign groups in view of war, etc.

Preparation of letter for Mr. Stevens to R. H.
Cross of Baltimore.

Trip to Haw York - conferring with Mr. Bull regarding
suit on the Nielsen horn patent-

Conferring with Mr. lanahan on the patent situation
on centrifugal switches-

Letter to 0. K. Toaster Manufacturing Company concern¬
ing their putting out of attachment for playing Edison Disc
Records.

Letter to Messrs. Logan, Edmunds & Graydon concerning
claim of Rawls for damage to Aeroplane.

Consideration of the question as to opening a joint
account in London, hank in the name of Jury's Imperial Pictures
Limited and Thomas A. Edison, Limited, and advising Mr. Stevens
in regard thereto-

Closing up of matter of shipping new Battery to the
Citizens Transit Company, Cleveland, in return for old Battery
received By us several years ago.

Letter to C. E. Armstrong & Son, Clinton, Iowa, con¬
cerning price regulation.

Advising Mr- Andrews in regard to advertising of
Edison Storage Battery Company's Branch offices and representa¬
tives at various cities-

Letter to Koehler & Hinrichs, Inc St-, Paul, Minn.,
regarding their circular offering goods at reduced prices.

letter to Congressman Me Coy in regard to intro¬
ducing Bill for preventing unlawful use of name or portrait
of living persons-

Letter to Hew York State Insurance Commission con¬
cerning classification of motion picture actors in respect
to Compensation Act-

Letter to Dudley A. Tyng & Company, concerning
John E. Byrnes who claims to have Been formerly a representa¬
tive of Mr- Edison*

One United States Patent Application filed.

Seven United States Patent Applications amended.

MJL

WEEK EHDIHG AUGUST 8. 1914.

Trip to llew York to investigate the changes in the
Bronx Studio required By the Bureau of Fire Prevention of
Hew York City-

Infringement search on Angelus reproducer-

looking into correspondence, and conference with
Mr- 1- W. Me Chesney in regard to proposed replevin suit
against Me Dannel and Staton for recovery of Kinetophone-

Preparation of assignment to Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
of Heed negatives of Mr- Edison and of copyright privileges
with respect to said negatives-

Consideration of Illinois license tax against Ediso
Storage Battery Company-

Investigation of Leonard patents 1,102,933 and
1,102,988 on motion picture machines, to determine whether
same are of interest to us-

looking up for Mr- 1. W. Me Chesney, patents which
disclose BtructureB employed in our projecting kinetoscope
and moving picture camera-

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find,
patents which may affect our Business-

Conference with Mr- Hart regarding an electric
motor driven phonograph invented By him-

Consideration of foreign patents called to our
attention By Theodore Isaac of Chicago, to determine if
same will Be of assistance to us in the Victor suit-

Trip to Hew York to look up Canadian patents
called to our attention as Bearing on Victor suit, ?n4
to search for structuresantioipating the claims sued
on By the Victor Company.

Studying file wrapper contents of Sanders and
Schumacher patents and prior art. with a view of passing
upon the question of infringement of said patents By our
process for making Diamond Disc records-

Going over correspondence with our London office
to see whether or not we should retain Mr Mac Gillivray in
copyright matters, and advising Mr. Stevens regarding the

Going over proposed agreements (three) relating
to the painting, installation of steam heating apparatus,
and electric wiring for the Bronx Studio*

Trip to Philadelphia to interview Charles Hibbard
with regard to horn made hy him in 1897 of separate longitudi¬
nal strips*

Trip to Hew York to record laboratory to pick out
horns to be used by Mr. Bull at the argument of the Searchlight
suit.

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell and Stevens
concerning concessions asked for by the German and Austrian
kinetophone groups.

Two United States applications filed.

Two United States applications amended.

MJL

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to fin! patents
which may affect our -business-

s sssjfjsj.*!^ ssvsy “

• -

The Sonora Phonograph Corporation

ssss

^sss?t3£v^ajsar»'

wrt sa«*

machines -

Search to fin! for Hr- Edison all patents covering
safety devices for miners' lamps-

Conference with Mr- H. ». Miller regarding patents of
Mrs- Edison's father.

Study of Telescribe and Transophone, and infringement

search here and in Washington on the sail devices.

T otter to Mr Plimpton concerning proposed agreement
„„„ Mr* »S »»«?=«» 0fJ»=ti.» !«*«•»•

letter to

Hew York City, concerning income tax calle4 for an

to'SS.'Miioa Of *75,000. pe, annum-

Conference at the

• Revenue Agents concerning income tax paid by vn
Manufacturing Company-

Conference nltt Mr. Bell »t Me office, conc.mms
Searchlight Horn suits-

,1.-'-

(

Going over letter to Australasian Films limited ,
concerning renewal of the agreement for exclusive rights to
sell Edison films in Australia and Hew Zealand-

Conferring with Mr. Maxwell concerning action to he
t alien in connection with our claim against Swanson, Houston,
Texas.

Further consideration of Sanders patent.

Conferring with Mr- Maxwell in regard to the Swanson

matter.

Going over proposed contract with Mr- Hamilton, cover¬
ing necessary alterations at the Bronx Studio to comply with
the requirements of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, Hew iork
City.

Going over the contract with Beeldens, covering
sale of dictating machines in Belgium, and advising Mr. Stevens
in regard to a deposit of 5000 Franks made Tinder said agreement.

Going over contract relating to the making of our
films entitled "My Friend from India", in order to furnish
certified copy to the Australasian Films Limited*

Conference with Messrs. Durand, leeming, Bangley, and
others, concerning the matter of license upon centrifugal
switches-

Preparing letter to Johnson, South Africa, concerning
exclusive sales rights for Edison Storage Batteries.

Going over the revised Locke agreement concerning
motion pictures.

w.pmyn op WORK DOME III LEG-AL DEPARTMEH t
WEEK Bill) IMG AUGUST 82. 1914. jiX

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Conference with and advice to Mr. Mo Ginnis on
guaranty clause of standard form contract relating to main¬
tenance of A-8H Edison cells-

looking up recent patents on Home Kinotoscope for
dealer's agreement-

Recovery of Kinetophone apparatus in U- 3. letters to
attorneys at Dayton, Ohio, Santa Rosa, Cal-, and Douglas,
Arizona.

Preparation of certificate to he sent to Australia as
to motion picture rights in "My Friend from India -

Feaster film unwinding device. Going over proposed
contract re Isaacs patent- Conferenc® with Messrs. Edison,
Holden and Deeming-

i of divisional

Revision of Polio 607 and preparatic
application- Conference with Mr- Edison.

Foreign Kinetophone Matters:

Preparation for and conference with Messrs.
Maxwell and Millar on miscellaneous matters. Memoranda
to Mr- Stevens.

looking into facts and law as to recovery of
Kinetophone apparatus shipped hy Kinetophone Syndicate
(S. A. ) limited and now in general order stores in
custody of the Collector of the Port of Hew York.

In Washington (four days) to make infringement patent
search on Teleserihe and Transophone , and validity search on
Sanders and ITielsen patents-

Conference with Mr- Holden in regard to searches
made in Washington.

Preparation of licenses from The Condensite Company
of America to Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated under foreign
patents of Condensite Company.

Conferences with Messrs- Coolidge, Lanahan and our
photographer in regard to negatives of Mr. Edison purchased hy
us from Mr- Reed-

Going ovor contract to bo entered into with Mr.
Woods, for electrical work, moving switch hoards, etc., at
Bronx Studio-

Conference with Mr. Berggren regarding the reissue
of the stock purchased from Mrs. Batchelor fc^ftho Edison
Phonograph Works.

Making arrangements for securing photographs for
Mr. Bull, showing advertisements in Talking Machine World,
of Searchlight Horn Company.

Trip to Hew York for conference with Mr. Scull, and
looking up Texas Laws with regard to the notes recently
obtained from Mr- Swanson of the Houston Phonograph Company-
Advising Mr. Philips that endorsement should he placed on
notes showing conditions under which they became due prior to
the date on the face of the note.

Conference with Mr. Bull concerning Searchlight
suits, and discussing the advisability of his making trip
at this time to San Francisco. Decided it would be un¬
necessary and was later advised that the case had gone over
until Ilovember.

looking up law and advising Mr. Berggren as to
whether or not it is necessary to give one weeks notice
to employees when same are discharged.

Amending price agreements for United States and
Canadian Phonograph Dealers.

Going into the question of whether or not now
labels should be prepared for the Home film.

Going over patents with Mr. Bachmann to determine
whether or not we are free to manufacture the Transophone and
Telescribe.

Further consideration of the patents to Sanders. .

letter to Mr. Plimpton concerning the proposed con¬
tract with Mr* Woods.

Two United Stati

B Patent Applications filed.

REPORT OP WORE POME in LEGAL DEPARTMEIU
WRETT /“RNDTHS AUGUST 89. 1914.

Trip to Hew York to interview Prank Bradley, Esq.,
oonoeming final closing up of the Douglas Phonograph Company
matters. AIbo interviewing Mr. Killgore and obtaining his
consent to the discontinuance of our suit against Indestructi¬
ble Phonographio Record Company on the Edison Vacuous Deposit
Patent •

Preparing necessary papers for dismissal of above
suit against Indestructible Phonographio Record Company.

Trip to Hew York to look up law of Illinois in
regard to a tenant holding over after the expiration of his
lease, this being the status of our Company as regards the
premises rented from The Phonograph Company of Chicago.

looking up law as to when payment of wages is due
upon discharge of employees.

Also looking up law relating to suit of Maxwell
against Columbia Phonograph Company, General, for alleged
consideration for releasing of Bonoi.

Advising Mr. Plimpton as to how the matter should be
dealt with in obtaining rightB under melodramas of Mr. A. H.
Woods.

letter to Mr. Dyke concerning our policy in suit
against the Trafford Music Company.

Roaster Film Unwinder* Conferences with Messrs.
Edison, Hutchison, learning and Maxwell.

Revision of proposed contraot submitted by Mr. leisk
between Edison Storage Battery Company and American Steel and
Wire Company.

Conference with Mr. Holden re payment of foreign
patent taxes in view of war conditions, letters to Meffert
& Sell and Brandon Bros- Memorandum to Mr. Stevens re Argentine
patent Folio 723, Home Hinetosoope.

looking into working of Edison Polio 418 in Italy*
Memorandum to Mr. Edison*

Revision of Langley application. Revision of Polio
706 for issue, inoluding amendment under Rule 78. Division
of Polio 706 filed*

!>-

Foreign Kinetophone Matters:

Matter of recovery of Kinetophone outfits shipped, hy
Kinetophone Syndicate (S.A. ) ltd., and. now in General Order
Stores of hew York Custom House. Conference (Tuesday) in
Hew York with Customs Broker, Mr* Nielbrugge, and Assistant
Solicitor of Custom House, Mr. Barnes. Conference at Orange
Hational Bank with our Mr. Millar and Mr. Hasler of Bank.
Preparation of letters to Orange National Bank, Collector
of Port, Kinetophone Syndicate, S.A. ltd., and H.H. Cross.

Going over letters from Mr. Graf and Dr. Seligsohn
re copyright infringement hy printing films in Berlin-

Going over letter from Mr- Kennedy re Linton's
subcontract * Memorandum to Messrs. Maxwell & Stevens.

Conference with Mr- Millar re shipment to Scandinav¬
ian group.

Conference with Messrs* Maxwell and Millar re re¬
covery of Kinetophones from Hong Kong. Preparation of Cable¬
gram to attorneys withdrawing offer*

In the matter of the dissolution of Edison Business
Phonograph Company and Mexioan National Phonograph Company: Check¬
ing up dissolution papers, and conferences with Messrs. Edison,
Holden, Berggren and Hoot.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette of i'he Patent
Office to find patents which may affect our business.

Conference with Mr* Newman H. Holland in regard to
infringement search on felescribe and i'ransophone.

looking into construction of new drawer support for
phonograph cabinet, and also into the question whether or not a
report has been made on the said construction*

looking up evidence in regard to our use of trade
mark "Diamond" in connection with the interference on said
mark.

TfRPQBT Off WORK BOMB IN MSMl DEPARTMENT

Preparing telegram to Mr. Corr, Board otVeama-
Paoifio Managers for Massachusetts, giving our position in
regard to our contract with said Board.

letter to Mr. Eckert' advising as to emount of
royalty to he paid to G. Martinelli.

th, sr-rasa- .

Avenue , Chicago, Illinois*

ltets * ,f=a gsaiLrsM‘«s.,5=ss

of Mercantile Trust Company.

Managers for Massachusetts.

Going over brief on the appeal in the Interference
of Chisholm vs- Pierman.

a,Pf ae s“!;t:jsLEirSlS°c?tHSS;5iVI»S4. ^

Siss?s g£s ^

terrains amount of royalties union an Kathleen Parlor,
JKSBftSS'SSuS Sl“.id?t?«l.66n»PPe. 0. Martinelli,
and Alessandro Bonci.

Going over proposed agreement with Mercantile Trust

Company.

nal Eevenue°^ents°eooncei»ingrtB3CHofr Edfso^tonuf aotnr jjag^o*"
Consideration of Clayton Bill, as passed by U. S.

Master's Film Unwinder- Conference (Monday) with^

£* % SSjS s?

ferenoe t Friday) with Mr- Holden.

Conference with Mr- Holden re Ediaon Phonegraph Tori,
stock held hy Mercantile Irust Company as Truate -

patents

ass Sfffls r-KrtASS sssr

b, «_*3TSSS4£ II-- =SS=S Ktt? *

ment arranged hy Mr- Schiffl-

Conference with Mr- Langley re centrifugal switches.

fc.

TiWaign Kjnatonhone Matters:

Preparation of letter to
African KinetophoneB

R. H- Cross re South ..

Conference with Mr- Stevens re miscellaneous

matters -

Examination of two copies of Official Gasette to find
patents whioh may affect oux business.

_ _,fV, Messrs- Holden, Durand and Holland,

Conferences with Messrs- noxa ^ m<Hti of Chicago,

— °”ei '°r **•

Looking up English and German patents in connec¬
tion with Victor suit-

Holden and Davis with respect thereto.

Conference with Mr- Lewis re sound modifying device
for diso machines-

SrlSr— — .

Revision of Pierman's brief in appeal taken by
Chisholm to the Board of Examiners in Chief in Interference
No. 36,213.

In the matter of the liquidation of Douglas Phonograph
Comnanv -- conferee with Mr. Stevens, looking up stock owner¬
ship, letter to Germania Bank and miscellaneous.

Checking up restriction notice and patent dates on
Dictation machine reproducer and recorder labels.

X.„okto| ovr .TbSS
Ootober, and conferences with Messrs, raison
regard to the same.

Preuaration of restriction notice and purchasers’
agreement SlSSSth. sale of Edison motion picture films
in Great Britain for use elsewhere.

ao.„ .

Company-

Three United States applicatioi

REPORT OP WORK DO HE XH LEGAL XEPARMBHH?
WEEK EHDIHG SEPTEMBER 18. 1914- ^

Explaining to Mr. Berggren the facts connected with
the releasing of thi mortgage of Jeoffrion, Montreal, and taking
of new mortgage.

Reading Brief - interference, Chisholm vs. Piermsn.

Going into the situation concerning Mr. Hopkins,

London Distributor for Edison Dictating Machines, and con¬
ferring with Mr. Stevens in regard to the same.

Preparing Brief for protest to Commissioner of Inter¬
nal Revenue! Washington, concerning increasing of assessment of
Edison Manufacturing Company for years 1909-1910.

letter to Larkin Company, Buffalo, concerning use of
Mr. Edison's name*

letter to Mr. Can® concerning suit of ^xwsllv0.

Columbia Phonograph Company, General, in regard to the release
of Bond.

letter to Bankers Trust Company concerning termination
of trust of Mercantile Trust Company with regard to certain
stook of Edison Phonograph Works*

looking into correspondence concerning °*

thereto .

sw. bstsssl

;iSS: iiiLr* »««•• *»“ 8111es,le pats“1i'

looking up law as to licenses.

Going over proposed agreement Between Mr. Edison and
The Mercantile Trust Company.

Going over Brief in matter of corporation tax of Edison
Manufacturing Company for 1909 and 1910.

Conference with Mr. Hudson re proposed new form of
primary Battery>

Conferences with Messrs. Wilson and Stevens :
Kinetophone situation-

foreign

Collection of evidence for use on 'behalf of Thomas

porated-

Conferences in Hew York with cashier and attorney of

dence in regard to the same.

Investigation and checking up of bill of taxed costs
in the matter of Reylea vs. Edison Phonograph Works-

Checking up printer's proof of Pierman's brief in
Interference Ho. 36.S13-

Attending to the execution and the filing of Illinois
anti-trust ISvits of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated and
Edison Storage Battery Company.

Tr, v/fiehinffton making validity searches on Sanders
patents covering 01 af Sfringeient
Bearchmon^propoBedTex*ensibleUdrawer^f or phonograph cabinets.

Examination of two copies of Official Gazette to
find patents which may affect our business-

Conference with Ur. Holden re search on Sanders and
Thoma patents*

Conference with Messrs. Durand and Brown re infringement
on patent covering hand-trip for dictating machines.

Two United States Patent applications filed-
Three United States Patent applications amended.

letter to George Kleine oonoorning early history of t
Moving Picture "business.

Consideration of leases upon our Berlin and. Paris
offices, and advioe as to necessary steps for discontinuing
same .

letter to' Mr. Camp concerning suit relating to
release of Bohoi.

letter to Bankers frust Company concerning wording
of proposed agreement for releasing of stock of Edison
Phonograph V»orks.

Going over contract of Rupert Hughes relating to
motion picture rights purchased from him, and letter to
Mr. Plimpton concerning same.

looking up law as to our right# to furnish the name
of a debtor to association for insertion in their bulletin
of delinquent debtors.

Making rough searoh for phonographs operating on
the principle of Mr. Bliss , and preparing memorandum to Mr.
Wilson concerning the same.

Making search in Hew York for references antedating
the Sanders patent-

Conferring with Messrs. V/ilson and Stevens in re¬
gard to the Hopkins situation, london - Edison Dictating

Attending to execution of contract with Erie Railroad
Company re side track at Silver lake.

Conferences with Messrs. Durand and paries Edison re
voltage regulator. Ho application to be filed. Approved by
Mr- Edison.

I'naH'fcar Unwinding Device. In the matter of Gillespie
license looking up law as to right to use under lioense to make

ms.

letter to Messrs. Marks & Clerk re Paraguay trade
mark "Thomas A. Edison". Instructions to Marks & Clerk re
re-registration of trademark "Thomas A. Edison" in Chili.

Conferences with Messrs. Durand, langley, Hutchison and
Edison re policy as to further prosecution and taking out patents
on Bliss applications. Preparing memorandum for files*

Going over assignment of motion picture rights from
Rupert Hughes in Miss 318.

Foreign Kjnetophone Matters:

Preparation for and conference with Mr. Stevens on
Solorzano, Austrian, German, French, Russian and Japanese
contracts, and preparation of reply to letter from Altschul
& Gold's attorney, Dr. Deiches, making claims against Edison
Company for alleged Breaches of contract.

letter to lawyers in Hong Kong re withdrawal
of settlement offer.

Preparation of notices of taking testimony in Inter¬
ference on Trade Mark "Diamond"; conferences with witnesses to
he examined on Behalf of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated in said
interference ; study of evidence to Be produced in our Behalf
in said interference and consideration of postponement requested
By attorney for Pathe Freres of date for taking testimony in said
interference.

Final checking up of printer's proof of Brief of
Pierman in Interference Ho. 32,813.

Conference with Mr. Durand in regard to the alleged
infringement By the Burroughs Adding Machine Company of our
Dictation Memorandum Sheet patents, and revision of letter to
the Burroughs Company prepared By Mr. Durand in the above matter.

Correspondence and various conferences in regard to the
closing of the acoount of the Douglass Phonograph Company with
the Germania Bank in Hew York City.

Search for Shoop patents covering Bpraying of molten
metal on different articles.

looking into matter of securing a refund of excess
duty paid on a shipment of primary Battery elements into Canada.

Investigation of method of invoicing shipments of
phonograph goods to Canada to determine Best manner of providing
for freight allowances.

Investigation of valuation for duty purposes of
motion picture film announcement titles shipped to Canada*

Conferences with Messrs* Farrell, Smith and Coolidge
re goods shipped to Canada*

Investigation of facts relating to accident to Felix
Bolan in disc record plant.

Conferences with |Iessrs* lewis, Lonahan and Curtiss re
infringement of Ubelmesser patent by Super-Kinetoscope.

V/eekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which might affect our business*

Trip to Hew York for conference with Canadian Customs
inspector; to obtain certified copy of dissolution of Douglass
Phonograph Company; and to obtain information with respect to
construction of old phonographs in connection with Victor suit*

Conference with Mr. Hudson re applications filed on
inventions relating to primary batteries*

Conference with Mr* Durand re alleged infringement of
hand trip patent by the Columbia Company*

Consideration of bearing of prior art on the validity
of Sander's patents on sound recordB*

looking up Bliss patents on phonographs and search
of prior art for patents which disclose construction similar
to that of Bliss.

One United States Patent application filed*

Six United States Patent applications amended.

IPQBID Off VYORK DOME IN LEGAL DEPARTMENT
EHDIHG SEPTEMBER B6. 1914.

looking up Income Tax law ana. advising Mr. Eckert
in regard to deductions on interest coupons.

Advising Mr. Stevens in regard to Hopkins Bituatio;
London - Dictating Machines*

Preparing contract for taking of motion picture
films for Hew York Panama Pacific Commission.

Memorandum to Mr. WilBon concerning exportation of
second hand films from Great Britain to United States ana
Australia, and proposed method of preventing same.

Memorandum to Mr. Eckert concerning payment of
royalties to various artists under our contracts with them.

Conferring with Mr. Edison in regard to Sanders patents
for making disc records and prior art patents for molding paper
pulp and coating with varnish or a veneer-

Going over correspondence between Air. Marks and Mr.
Stevens concerning annual fiscal statement of our British
Company, and the directors' meeting for approving same-

Conferring with Messrs- V/ilson, Maxwell and Xreton
concerning our agreement with Hardmann, Peck & Co.

Conferring with Mr. Jamison in regard to marking
of motion picture prints to prevent exportation of second
hand prints from England-

Going over new projecting
by Motion Picture Patents Company to
porated-

machine license granted
Thomas A. Edison, Incor-

letter to John H. Miller, Escf, San Prancisco, con¬
cerning his alleged proposition to compromise litigation on
Nielsen patents.

Peaster Unwinder - conference (Monday) re new propos¬
ition submitted by Messrs. Rynerson and Peaster. Conferences
(all day Tuesday) with Messrs. Rynerson, Peaster, Hutchison,
Wilson and L. W. Me Chesney. letter to Mr. Scull re Casler
patent .

Advioe to Mr. Meadowcroft re "A.B.C. of Electricity".

Conferences with Messrs. Holden and l.W. Ho S^esney
and preparation of papers for replevin suit Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated vs. Me Donnell & Staton.

Conference with Mr. 1. W. Me Chesney.re claim of
Edison Kinetophone Company vs. lotus Theatre Company. Memoran¬
dum to Mr. Maxwell •

Preparation of agreement with The Phonograph Company
of the Oranges re use of term "The Edison Shop .

Going over phonograph recording agreements with
artists re royalty payments and conference with Mr. Holden.

with Mr* Holden and preparation of proposed

letter-

letter to Mr. Bachmann in Washington re amendments
under Rule 78 in Polios 607 and 783.

nwa-io-n IHnetonhone Matters:

Conference with Mr- Stevens re ^^freement
Brazil- Agreement executed in due form hy Both parties.

Conference (Wednesday) with Mr. Stevens re German

Pom with Mr. Berggren at Orange National Bank to
receive and receipt for shipping documents covering shipment o
linetophone outfits from South Africa.

Conference' with Mr. Stevens re proposed Kinetophone
exhibition in Hawaii hy Japanese group.

, -natter of Diamond Interference Ho. 37,765:

tion of Brief °PPosi?f Jla^ 1n rQEard to the suggestion of
££*£**£ 0O.PW i» »• ««1-

group

In the matter of closing the account of the Douglas
Phonograph Company with the Germania Bank, conference with
Mr. Philips and with attorney for Germania Bank.

Piling of dissolution paperB of Edison Business
Phonograph Company and Mexican National Phonograph Company and
oonferenoe with Mr. Berggren in regard to necessary stock
transfers in connection with the dissolution of the Mexican
National Phonograph Co.

Conference with Messrs. Holland, Holden and Durand
in regard to Holland's new recorder-reproducer, and infringement
search on said device.

Checking up proposed licenses from the Condensite Company
to Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated and letter to Mr. Brown of the
Condensite Company in regard to the same.

Investigation of facts with respect to accident to
Felix Bolan involving trip to St Mary's Hospital, conference with
V/. A. lord, Bolan' s attorney, and conferences with Messrs.

Frost, 2ohel and Holden*

Conference with Mr. Me Gall re status of applications
on improvements in primary batteries.

Investigation of Szeliga patent to determine if
same is infringed by automatic switch mechanism of super-
kinetoscope.

Investigation of patent situation with respect
to proposed extensible drawer for phonograph cabinets, and
oonferenoe with Mr. Holden with respect thereto.

Conference with Mr. Me Coy re anticipation for
patents on which we are being sued by Victor Company.

Search fdr patents covering proposed universal
joint for super-kinetoscope and conference with Mr* lewis
with respect thereto.

Infringement search on proposed sound modifier
for disc machines and conference with Mr. Holden with
respect thereto.

Investigation of patentB 1,102,935 and 1,102,988
to leonard on moving picture apparatus to determine if same
are of interest to us.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents whioh might affect our business.

Consideration of alleged infringement of Sanders
patents on sound records, and references found against same
and search for further references.

Investigation of alleged infringement of V.'eloh

patents •

Conference with Mr- Lewis re proposed new model of
enclosed horn phonograph-

Searoh for Shoop patents covering Bpraying of
molten metals on various articles.

One United States Patent application filed.

Three United States Patent applications amended-

MJL

REPOHT op work DONE H ^

WEEK EIJDIHG OCTOBEB?&

^DEPARTMENT

Conferring with Mr. Dyke in regard to the situation
in the suit against the Trafford Music Company .

Consideration of language to he used by the Edison
Storage Battery Company in its advertising matter in pocket
list of railroad officials, and letter to Mr- Andrews coneern-

Consideration of assignment of Lee Arthur to Thomas
A. Edison Incorporated, of certain motion picture rights, and
letter to Mr. Plimpton in regard to same-

Consideration of question of desirability of appeal-
in regard thereto.

Suit against Columbia Phonograph Company on Bonci
release: Heading proposed interrogatories to be taken °n
behalf of plaintiff, and also reading testimony already taken.

Consideration of structure of phonograph reproducer
designed by Mr. Holland, and whether or not it is covered by
United States patent to Haines.

Advising Mr. Stevens in regard to the approval of the
directors of our British company of the annual statement
submitted by our accountants.

Pranaring a suitable resolution to bo passed by the

Considering the question of any possible infringement
of the new drawer slide invented by Mr. Sehiffl.

Conferring with Messrs. Wilson and Maxwell concerning
the form oKvItatfof to be issue *%*»**£%£
tion of Manhattan for the opening of the Edison Shop

Discussing with Mr. lanahan the prospective interfer¬
ence upon the Park application for signal device.

Feaster Film Unwinder - Memorandum to Mr. Wilson re
letter from Feaster of September 26th. Conferring with Mr.
Wilson and preparation of reply to letter for Mr. Wilson. Con¬
ference with Mr. Lewis re patent situation on film unwinders.

Letter to Meffert & Sell re payment of taxes on
Austrian and Hungarian patents.

Letter of instructions to Bacon & Milans re payment of
final fee on Folio 607.

Conference with Mr. Holden re further prosecution of
long kiln process application. Looking up decisions and rules
re anpeals to Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Preparation of papers for kinetophone replevin suit
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated vs* Me Dannel & Staton. Applica¬
tion for Bond, affidavit and instructions to attorney sent off.

Letter to Mr. Lockwood re "An Old Sweetheart of Mine".
Conference with Mr- L. W. Me Chesney re modification of proposed
agreement submitted by Lockwood.

Revision of Folio 762 for issue and amendment under

Rule 78.

Preparation of agreement between Mr. Edison, Thomas A.
Edison, Inc. and International Textbook Co. re use of name
"Edison" for the Edison-Foster System-

Going over proposed contract between Edison Storage Bat¬
tery Company and Powers Accounting Machine Company. Memorandum
to Mr* Mudd. Conference with Messrs. Mudd, Holden and represen¬
tative of Powers Accounting Machine Company

Edison Shop agreement for Hew York store of The Phonograph
Corporation of Manhattan sent to Babson Bros- to be executed.

Conference with Mr- Hudson re proposed new type of
primary battery.

Going over assignment of motion picture rights in "The
Last of the Hargroves"by Lee Arthur.

Conference with Mr- Holden re claim suggested in Hyde
application Folio 837*

Foreign Kinetouhone Matters:

Conference with Mr- Stevens.

Conferences with Messrs. Stevens So Wilson re studio
men of German group and advance to Mrs. Taylor; and on mis¬
cellaneous matters.

Conference with Messrs-. Hall (Attorney for Pat he
Company) and Holden in regard to an agreement between Thomas
A. Edison, Incorporated, and the Pathe Company with respect to
trade marie "Diamond", and conference with Messrs- Holden and
Wilson in regard to the same-

Conference with Messrs- Root and Stevens and
miscellaneous in connection with the liquidation of the Douglas
Phonograph Company-

Preparation of minutes of directors' meetings for
Edison Business Phonograph Company and Mexican Rational Phono¬
graph Company in connection with the dissolution of the said
Company, and arranging for the publication of the certificates
of dissolution of the said companies-

Conference with Mr- Durand in regard to Hr- Barnes'
complaints of infringement of our patents, and letter to Hr.

Barnes in connection with this matter-

Consideration of Haines and Macdonald patents in
connection with the recorder-reproducer designed by Mr. Holland
and conferences with Messrs- Holland and Holden in regard to the
same.

Consideration of new U. S. condensite patents issued
to the CondenBite Company and investigation whether or not we
have lioenses under the same-

looking over patent applications due to be amended
in November, and conference with Mr- Holden in regard to the
same*

Conference with Mr- Hardy in regard to Sanders and
Schumacher patents on sound records-

Investigation of alleged infringement of Welch patents.

Conference with Mr- Aylsworth re alleged infringement
of Sanders patent-

Conferences with Messrs. Edison eaiEolienTe
advisability of dropping two patent applications of W. H. Miller

Conference with Mr. Holden re possible infringement
by proposed new type of sound modifier and re alleged infringe¬
ment of Welch patents.

Investigation of alleged infringement of Diok' s patents
by our use of Kartzmark safety guards on punch presses and confer¬
ence with Mr. Holden re same.

Investigation of Bolan accident case, correspondence
with respect thereto, and conference with Messrs. Holden,

Wilson and Deeming re same.

Conference with Mr- Eckert re Phonograph Company of
the Oranges-

Investigation of question of having Edison Dictat¬
ing Machines listed as Electrical Apparatus for Canadian Customs
duty purpose and preparation of report on results of such investi¬
gation.

Consideration of patent Ho. 1,102,090 to determine
if we would he interested in purchasing same.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Consideration of art found in infringement search
on proposed extensible drawer for phonograph cabinets end
conference with Mr. Holden re same- Preparing report on
results of such search-

Conference with Mr. Bachmann re alleged infringement
of Senddrs patents and consideration of references found in
validity searches on these patents.

One United States Patent application filed.

Pour United States Patent applications amended.

One Foreign Patent Application amended*

p-c'-dap'P Off WORK ~™»- ™ T.TifiAL DEPABTMBII1
WEEK TjjWBTTlS OCTOBER 10- 1914l

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Edison Phonograph" Works

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“JiSiVs”. Spon tu “*’■

Phonograph Company-

Conferring with to- Camp in regard to the suit con¬
cerning Bond's release.

Looking »p 1»».

thS°SuStlSt?tliO iSS^S^Ayiot.d upon ono -onth's
notice.

Conaidoration of «»o oS^SSrST'Sntoo lla*ii!°*nd

5i!S^;-»srs^5”*o ‘S
„ Of «-sks

agreement sent off hy to. Wilson-

.f »„o„.0s^5as §h,se.S“w-I"r“»?««»K,s*y

Messrs. Holden and Philips.

*«. Oo» —

plates. ,

Conference with to. Holden :
rights in "Poxy Grandpa".

inquiring motion picture

Conference with to. Hudson re amendment Polio 889.
letter to Deutsche Edison tokumulatoren Company re
payment of taxes on Polio 333-

Foreign Kinetophone Mat ter b:

(Monday) Going over letters to foreign groups for
Mr* Stevens*

(Tuesday) Conference with Mr* Stevens re Russian

group *

(Wednesday) Preparation of letters to German group,
Taylor and Graf*

(Thursday) Conferences with Messrs. Stevens and
Wilson re letters to German Group*

(Friday) Going over Russian contract in view of
letter announcing cessation of 'business*

Conferences with Messrs* Holland and Holden in regard
to the question of infringement of Haines U. S. Patent Ho. 1,042,11
"by the new recorder-reproducer designed hy Mr* ation~of
ference with Mr* Redfeam in regard to possible anticipation ox
thehrdadclaims of said patent! investigating whether or not
a suit has been brought on the said patent in the Southern
District of New York, and validity search on the said patent*

Consideration of our royalty agreement with °»rmen
Melis looking up and consideration of correspondence in regard
to the same , and^conf er ence with Mr* Walter Miller in regard to
the same •

Conferences with Messrs* Durand and Coolidge, and
correspondence re Barnes’ complaints of infringement of our
patents*

Correspondence, looking over record, and filing of
briefs in Interference No* 36,213 - Chisholm vs* Pierman*

Conference with Mr* Aylsworth in regard to new
U S patents issued to the Condensite Company and in regard to
the quest! onwhe ther or not we should have licenses under the
said patents*

Preparing report re alleged infringement of Sanders
and Schumacher patlnts covering disk sound records and process
of making same*

Consideration of applications due for amendment to
to^det ermine “«i tSesHp^^ions should be abandoned!

Consideration of patent No. 1,104,936 to Ruppel
to determine if we would be interested in purchasing same.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which might affect our business-

Conferences with Messrs- Simpson and Luhr re
new miners lamp invented by Mr- Edison-

Ten United States Patent applications amended.

REPORT OP WORK DOME IN 1EGA1 DEPARTMENT
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17. 1914.

Consideration of royalty contracts with Carl Jorn, leo
Slezak, Eleonora De Cisneros and Marguerita Sylva, and letter to
Sir. Eckert concerning same*

Going over correspondence in regard to our suit against
Trafford Music Company in order to arrange a settlement if
possible*

Discussing with Messrs* Wilson and Maxwell the question
as to whether or not our cylinder jobbers should be permitted to
give Class A discounts on cylinder goods to Class A dealers*

Discussing with Mr* Me Coy the situation in regard to
the claim against us for rental and repairs of motor cycle*

Getting up minutes for Directors Meeting of Edison
Phonograph Works and certified copies of resolutions to be furnish¬
ed to the Bankers Trust Company*

Consideration of second new Holland recorder-reproducer
to see if same is covered by Haines patent* Studying the Haines
patent and the prior art upon this subject*

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Stevens and Eckert
in regard to the closing of our Berlin and Paris Offices*

Consideration of proposed lease upon Wardour Street
property, london, and Mr. Wagner's letter concerning same.

Thomas A. Edison, Inc. vs. Mo Dannel & Staton* Replevin
suit - conference with Mr* I. W. Me Chesney* letter to attorney.

Comparing structures of our various Kinetosc opes with
patents enumerated in new machine license agreement with Motion
Picture Patents Company* Conference with Mr. Hardy. Co^erence
with Mr. Holden- Revision of name plates for Model D. Memoran
dums to Mr* Berggren and to Mr. 1. W. Me Chesney.

Going over royalty contracts with artists. Conference
with Mr. Holden.

Dobyns and Elderkin rectifier applications* G°ing over _
applications* Search in patents in legal Department* Confereno
with Messrs. Dobyns and Elderkin, Hutchison and langley*

Preparation of agreement between D.E. Sicher
and Thomas A. Edison, Inc re advertising film- Draft handed
to Mr. Sill-

Memorandum to Mr. Hutchison re copyright notice on
photographs.

Conference with Messrs. Hudson, Salt man and Me Gall
re allowed application of crosB arm type.

Obtaining information for Mr. Eckert re charges of
Edison Gesellsohaft for Kinetophone trade marks.

T^orfli pm Kinetonhone

Conference with Messrs. Hicoloric, Wilson and
Stevens re French group.

Conferences with Mr. Stevens on miscellaneous

matters.

Holland •

before Exominers-in-Chief in Interference
Ho 36 213 Chisholm vs. Pierman. - Reviewing decisions and
r eoord.; ^attending hearing on behalf of Pierman, and reading
brief on behelf of Chisholm.

Fay and Oterlin*

*, oorCoifssrf

Jersey law in regard to the same-

of lit of Baia on Dictating Moolon.

patents for Mr.. ^ ,;l

Consideration of correspondence and law and conference
with Mr. Green of Credit Department in regard to numbering .
machines left on our hands for cleaning and repairs.

Trip to Glen Ridge to take acknowledgment of Mr. kirk
Brown with respect to certain licenses from the Condensite Company
to Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated under the foreign patents of
the Condensite Company, and examination of said licenses as to
their correctness of form and execution.

Consideration of patents owned by Motion Picture Patents
Company under which we are licensed, to determine which of their
patents cover our Exhibition Model A Super-Kinetoscopes and Home
Kinetoscopes , and conferences with Messrs • lanahan, Parrell, and
Curtiss re same.

Revising report on alleged infringement of Sanders'
patents, and consideration of references found in search on these
patents ’made in England.

Conference with Mr* lewis re proposed Electric motor-
driven amusement phonograph.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

Investigation of alleged infringement of patents owned
by The Dicks Press Safety Guard Company, and correspondence in
connection therewith-

Consideration of alleged infringement of patent 800,675
by our phonograph ear pieces for dictating machines, and con¬
ferences with Messrs. Durand and Holden with respect thereto.

Conference with Mr. Robert Bachman re advisability of
filing an opposition to the registration of trademark "Erhsalite

Investigating alleged infringement of belch patents
by apparatus used in phonograph works.

Two United States Patent applications filed.

Two United States Patent applications amended.

REPORT OF WORK DOME IH LEGAL DEPARTMEHT^f
WEEK EHDIHG OCTOBER 24. 1914-

Crip to Hew York - closing up agreement betwet
Edison, Edison Phonograph Works and Bankers Trust Company
terminating the trust in certain shares of capital stock of the
Edison Phonograph Works-

Heading Hr. Heave's brief on the appeal in the Edison
Long Kiln suit, making notes for changes in said Brief, aid
writing to Mr. Heave and Mf. Edison ih regard to the same.

letter to D. G. Gallett, Aberdeen, South Dakota con¬
cerning sale of blue amberol records at cut prices by Koehler &
Hinrichs, St. Paul, Minn.

letter to Kaffee Hag Corporation concerning -their
unauthorized use of Mr. Edison's name for advertising purposes-

Goins over Mr. Weber's application on disc machine
to see whetherSthe same is worth paying for a license thereunder.

Going over proposed lease on Wardour Street property,
London, and conferring with Messrs- Wilson and Stevens concerning
same, and preparing cablegram to Mr* Wagner*

Heading over Clayton act, which has just become a law,
in order to see whether i/not the'same will affect our business.

Conferring with Mr. Bloodgood in Hew York concerning
situation in our suit against Me Greal.

Conferring with Messrs. Maxwell and Ireton concerning
the Hunt situation in Waverly, la-

Conferring with Hr. Lanahan in regard to Gaumont and
Eastman film coSraits, and on the Hong Kong situation as regards
kinetophones.

Going over proposed, lease, Wardoux St-, for London
Office. Conference with Mr. Holden.

Going over Eastman and Gaumont contracts- Conference
with Mr. Holden. Conference with Mr. Wilson.

Further investigation of patent situation re Dobyns
& Elderkin rectifier. Conferences with Messrs. Langley, DoByas,
Elderkin, and Sayville- Memorandum to Mr. Hutchison r°^|ere£ce
further information as to apparatus actually tested. Conference
with Messrs. Hutchison and Halpine.

Conference with Messrs. Wilson, Mo Chesney, Chandler,
et al- re Feaster film unwinder.

looking into matter of use of name "Edison/1 in con¬
nection with talking piotures in Topeka, Kansas, letter to Best
Theatre •

Conference with Mr. Hudson re Thordarson Mfg- Company.
Preparation of draft of release and sending same with letter
to Mr. Hudson in Chicago.

letter to Park B. Hyde, San Francisco, re preliminary
statement for use in interference Mo. 38,027-

Conference with Mr- Holden re letter to Kirk Brown
relating to ownership of Condensite Binders-

Foreign K-i natonhone Matters:

Conferences with Messrs. Stevens and Wilson.

Going over correspondence from Hong Kong- Confer¬
ence with Messrs* Stevens, Holden and Wilson.

Consideration with Mr- Holden of the question of in-

^HSrS.arttrS!a£n2£0taa

regard to the same-

Investigation of laboratory charges against Thomas
A. Edison, Incorporated, for legal Department drawing

Consideration of Marks & Clerk’ s report on validity
search through British publications on Sanders U. S. oun
Record patent-

Investigation of the ownership of Condensite binders
in legal Department-

01 c^„ ssrsK sas s-ss-

dum in regard to the same.

Memorandum to Mr- Webb in regard to form of dictation
machine carton labels, Form 199.

Consideration of evidence to foe presented in
Interference "Diamond" #57755.

Looking up law, and rendering opinion to H. I'. Miller
in regard to effect of the failure to hold the annual meeting
of the Edison Storage Battery Company.

Conference with Hr. Bachmann re patent application
drawings prepared foy Hr. Brophy from May 20, 1914 to date.

Investigation of phonograph invention of Wm. H.
Canfield to determine if same would interest us. Conferences
Messrs. Hutchison, Holden, Deeming and Hicolai with respect
to same | and letter to Mr. Canfield.

Conference with Mr. Bachmann re references found •
foy Marks & Clerk in search on Sanders' patents on sound records.

Conference with Messrs. Holden and Bachmann re pro¬
posed amendment under Rule 78 in Folio 779, allowed application
of Peter Wefoer, and preparing such amendment.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business-

Conference with Mr. Bachmann re amendment prepared
foy him in Folio 888.

Conference with Hr* Davisson re claim filed against
Lansden Company foy Edison Storage Battery Company as assignee
of Los Angeles Electric Vehicle Company-

Letter to Commissioner of Customs of Canada re
valuation for duty purposes of strips of film containing
announcement titles.

Ehree United States Patent applications amended.

One Foreign Patent application amended.

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R-RPOTOT OF WORK POME IN LEGAL DEPARTMENT
XimK EMDIHG OCTOBER 31. 1914.

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Going-over testimony of various witnesses in the
interference upon the Trade Mark "Diamond"

Conferring with Messrs. Wilson and Ireton in regard
to the advisability of transferring to some proposed purchaser
thifg^iVIPSr W. D. Andrews Company, Cylinder Jobbers.

Reading the new Federal War Tax law, and considering
same as to its possible requirements with respect to carrying
on our business.

Conferring with Mr- Schiffl as to the placing of
restriction notices on phonographs.

Discussing with Mr- Berggren the provisions of the
new Federal Wax Tax. law.

Discussing the lutz patent with Mr. lanahan.

looking up law and advising Mr. H. F. Hiller in
regard to the transfer of certain stock of the Edison Storage
Battery Company belonging to the Dominick estate.

Considering various primary battery patents, and
discussing same with Mr. lanahan.

Conferring with Mr. Beattys, General Counsel for
the Aeolian Company, in regard to phonograph situation-

letter to Kirk Brown regarding binders containing
references on condensite.

letter to Mr. Dyke concerning the Roberts numbering
Machine Company placing plates bearing their name on our Bates
numbering Machines, said plates being applied in the place of
our baok plates.

letter to Messrs, ff. A. Foster Company regarding
their advertising of phonographs at a ten per cent discount.

Conference with Mir. Holden re appeal in long Kiln
process application- Going over assignment of errors in
notice of appeal.

Memorandum to Mr- 1. V. Me Chesney re Home Kinetosoopo.

Conference with Mr. Wilson re Gaumont oontraot.

Phone conference an cl advice to Mr. Langley re cen¬
trifugal switches.

Revision of proposed agreement re "An Old Sweetheart
of Mine" and letter to Mr. Lockwood.

Infringement search on primary batteries - cross arm
type and BSCO - Type A. Conference with Mr. Holden. Prepar- .
ation of report to Mr. Hudson.

Revision of Schoenmehl application-
conference with Messrs. Wilson and Holden re Edison
Shop agreements.

Conference with Mr. Hutchison re amendments in Polios
797 and 798.

Prvrhjgn Kinetophone:

ter ritory^0* Letters from R. H. Cross and Kinetophone Syndi-
. cate ( S. A. ) Limited-

Revision of various letters for Mr- Stevens.

Taking testimony of Messrs. Ellis, Riley, learning n
and Thau on behalf of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated in
Trade Mark Interference Ho. 37,756.

Checking un patent dates and restriction form on
Hfc.l.fESfoS Sd r.porf «o Mr. in

to same-

Advising Mr. Hutchison’s Secretary in regard to

8\5*S2« MS” Guar anty** Company6 f or1" an annual

Contract Bond with the Havy Department.

Conference with Mr. Harry I. Miller in regard to
Mr* Edison's Bloomfield tax bills for 1914.

Investigation to determine what patents cover
"Little Wonder" sound records.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find .
patents which may affect our business.

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Conference with Mr* Mudd re Canadian customs matter*

Conference with Mr* Hicolai with respect to repair¬
ing of old reproducers and return of parts thereof not of our
manufacture.

Swo United States Patent applications filed.

Pive United States Patent applications amended.

Two Foreign Patent applications amended.

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BTCPnR'P OF WORK POKE IH LEGAL DEPAHTMSBT

Wilf -RTITITHS NOVEMBER 7. 1914. ^ \

Preparing memorandum to Mr. Wilson concerning conversa¬
tion with Mr. Beattys, General Counsel for the Aeolian Company.

Preparing memorandum to Mr. Wilson concerning advisabili¬
ty of changing working arrangement between Edison Phonograph Wor
and Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated.

T.nnVinc un the law of Hew Jersey relating to the

Interviewing attorney for Joseph Hart in regard to
license upSn^hl lo^andpa pictures for motion picture films.

looking through late copies of "System" for Supreme
Court Decision referred to by Charles Edison-

Letter to Mr- Y/yper concerning feasability of Pre^®^"
ing exp or tat ion^of °used Edison films from England to Australasia.

Papers in Schoenmehl application sent off to Messrs.
Chamberlain & Newman-

( to S. H. Burrows re Symons, Boyle & Blaind

Conference with Thomas A. Edison, Jr. re application

Polio 872.

Conferences with Messrs. Holden and Wilson as to
policy of company under Edison Shop agreemen

Conference with Mr. Me Gall re BSCO Type B primary

battery.

Conference with fir. Hardy re Chesler rectifier appli¬
cation.

Conference with Messrs- Bee and Holden re consignment
account of Edison Storage Battery Supply Company.

Preparation and submission of reports to Mr. Edison
re foreign patents on which taxes and workings are due in
December. Conference with Mr. Edison. Letters to Brandon
Bros. .Meffert & Sell and Deutsche Edison Akkumulatoren Company.

Conference with Mr. Loughran re Stevens vs. Hyde
interference.

Conference with Mr. Edkert re hills of H. L. Hoble,

et al •

Going over new internal revenue law with reference to
tax on assignment of stock. Conference, with Mr. Holden-

Revision of Model D name plates for Drafting Dept.

Preparation of certificate of translator as to notice
of termination of lease of Paris office of Compagnie Francois e
Thomas A. Edison-

Dohyns & Elderkin rectifier - conferences with Messrs
Hutchison and Kennedy.

n Klnetoehone matters

Going over letters to Linton and Soloraano
for Mr. Stevens.

Conference with Mr. T/ilson ( Monday )

Conference with Messrs- Wilson, Stevens etal. re
making Kinetophone subjects for Swedish group and filling
ordernf Russian group for films and records-

Memorandum to Hr. Wilson re Hong Kong Kinetophones.

Going over report of Mr- Gall-

Preparation of form for license from Mr .Peter

Holden in regard to the same.

_ jvszszi a ars&ss ssii'Aas's-

registered office in Hew York-

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ference with Mr. Mudd in regard to the same.

Looking over patent applications to be amended in
December and confluence with Mr. Holden in regard to same.

Conference with Ur. W. H. Hiller in regard to our
agreement with Carmen Mel is-

Examination of papers and looking up law in regard to
the cancellation of bond and mortgage of Mary 1. ^L^ison^anu-
held bv Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated as assignee of Ldison U-nu
facturing Company; conference with Mr . Egner in Newark in regard
to the same; cancellation of said hondand mortgageand returnm0
the same, together with insurance policies, to Mr. Gray-

Examination of new cylinder phonograph designed hy
Constable and various conferences in regard to same.

Advising Mr. Farrell in regard to the proposal of
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated to supply kinetoscopes to the
Government and in regard to the bond for said proposal-

P-renaration and filing of -proofs of publication of
certificates of dissolution of Edison Business Phonograph Compaq
and Mexican National Phonograph Company.

Preparation of proposed form of agreement Between

Preparation of report c
Wonder" record.

patents covering "little
to find

Weekly examination of Official Gasett
patentB which may affect our business.

Miscellaneous matters including correspondence with

skjsslmsrs tszf&s

"little Wonder" record.

Three United States patent applications amended.

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Conferring with Mr. Plimpton in regard to the J
situation as to moving picture rights in the"Poxy Grandpa" 1
pictures, and deciding that in view of same, and the doubtful
value of the subject, we shall le't the matter rest.

Going over papers in response to Notice to Produce
served in. the suit of Edison vs. Continental Chemical Company,
and preparing letter to Mr. English in regard to the same.

letter to Mr. Sehultze advising as to our decision
in regard to "Poxy Grandpa" pictures.

Interview with Messrs. Maxwell, Ireton and Beattys
concerning Aeolian Company matters.

Conferring with Mr. Stevens, in regard to the Minutes
of our British Company, and other matters.

Going over Mr. Me Coy's reports on the investigation
on phonograph horns at Cedar Rapdids and Utica. Also conferring
with Mr. Me Coy on the situation at Mason City, la-, Kansas
City, Mo., and Elmira, II. Y. , and dictating machine situation
at Chicago.

Conferring with Mr. Philips and Mr. Green in regard
to Portland Sporting Goods Company situation.

Going over the proposed agreement for motion picture
to be taken at Auburn Prison for Thomas Mott Osborne.

Dobyns and Elderkin rectifier - Conference (Monday)
with Mr. Kennedy. Purther search in patents in legal Deport¬
ment. Preliminary report to Mr. Hutchison. Conferenoe( Wednes¬
day) with Messrs. Edison and Hutchison- Search in Washington
Thursday, Priday and Saturday.

Conference with Mr. Hardy re amendment to Phonograph
application under Rule 78.

letter to Idle Hour Theatre, Jackson, Minn, re ad¬
vertisement of Edison's Genuine Talking Pictures.

Going over letters for Mr. Stevens re Paris office.

Dictating consignment receipt for Edison Storage
Battery Supply Company-

Looking up copyright of "The Great Train Robbery" at
Mr. Scull's request. Conference with Mr. L. V/. Mo Chesney.
Copyright papers sent to Mr. Scull.

Consideration of Belleville 1914 tax hills to Mr.
Edison on Silver Lake property, comparison of the same with
last year's hills, and various conferences in regard to the
same.

Preparation of notary's certificate in "Diamond'
interference Ho. 37,755, and advising Miss Laidlaw in regard
to the marking of exhibits and filing of testimony in said
interference.

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Looking up law and conference with Messrs. Holden
and Green in regard to disposition of numbering machines on
which we have liens for labor or materials or both.

In the matter of the contract of Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated with Carmen Molis ; conference with Mr- Eckert,
consideration of new statements, conferences with Messrs.

Holden and V/alter Miller and letter to Mr. Hanlon, attorney
for Mel is.

" Revision of proposed agreement between Thomas ^A. Edison,
^Incorporated and Bathe in regard to trade mark "Diamond".

Checking up and filing of capital stock report of
Edison Storage Battery Company for Hew York.

Letters to Mr. Berggren in regard to the dissolution
of Edison Business Phonograph Company and Mexican national
Phonograph Company.

Preparation of agreement between Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated and Thomas Mott. Osborne in regard to motion pictures
to be taken at Auburn Prison.

Memorandum to Mr. Wilson with respect to Eilm Heel
invention of Mr. Allen-

Consideration of coses due for amendment in January
to determine if any of same should be dropped.

Infringement search On new model Amberola X designed
by Mr. Constable.

looking over agreement with rathe Company re u
of trademark for Phonographic gooas, and conference with
Bachmann with respect thereto.

Conference with lir. lanahan re patent situatio
foith respect to rectifiers.

Conference with Hr. lanahan re proposed amendn
Polio 779, to he taken up with Examiner in Washington.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to fine
patents which may affect our business.

Passing on tone qualities of different types «
Amber ola machines.

3 United States Patent applications i

BP.POBT OP WORK POME IH LEGAL DBPABPMBH T
\TOTUC EltDIHG 1I07EMBBH 21. 1914.

Preparing memorandum to Mr* Berggren concerning
taxes payable under the now war tax law.

Conferring with Mr. O' Grady concerning alleged
cutting of prices by Means & Pierson, Kansas City, and
O'Grady's investigation in regard thereto.

Conference with Messrs. Hutchison and Lanahan
concerning Elderkin matter*

Going over proposed agreement with Pathe concerning
trade mark "Diamond".

Going over patents with Mr. Hardy on new model .

Amber ola phonograph designed by Mr- Constable.

Conference with Mr- Frederick Bechmann concerning -
automobile accident Robert Bachman.

Further consideration of Elder kin matters.

Conferring with Mr. Stevens concerning British
income tax matters*

Conferring with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell and Ireton
concerning the use of term "Edison Shop in Detroit.

Interview with Messrs. Dobyns, Elderkin, Hutchison
and Lanahan, and going over copy of contract between elderkin
and Chapman-

.. Going over patents discovered by Mr. Lanahan in
search on the Elderkin invention.

Dobyns & Elderkin. rectifier - th

Messrs. Hutchison, and Holden. Preparation of telegrams and^

mmiwmm'

national Electric Coinpany- Letter to Bacon a mians

Edison -vs. Levi - suit on infringement of copyright in

ss.sriE“'s!arfc xt?

bill and bond by Mr. Edison and sending papers to Mr. Scull.

Conference with ana advice to Mr. Berggren ana Mr.
Rogers re new Internal Revenue fax law*

Foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Going over letters for Mr. Stevens*

Conference with Mr. Stevens re Hong Kong
Kinetophones.

Conference with Mr. Gall re report on foreign
kinetophone situation. Conference with Hr. Maxwell
re same.

Conference with Mr. Stevens on miscellaneous
kinetophone matters.

Conferences -with Messrs. Me Coy and Durand in
regard to Memorandum Index purchased by Mr. Me Coy from Mr. fralker,
Dictaphone salesman in Chicago; conference with Mr. Holden
re infringement of Farrington patent Ho. 916, 287 by said
device; interview with Ha> Massie, attorney for Columbia
Phonograph Company in regard to the infringement of the
Farrington patent by the walker device and also in regard to
the infringement of Durand's patent Ho. . 1,033,999 by the
Columbia Company; consideration of letters from Hr. Hassle
in regard to the said patents and conferences with Messrs.

‘Holden and Durand in regard to the same.

Revision of agreement between Shomas A. Edison,
Incorporated and Bathe in regard to trade mark "Diamond".

In re Little vs. Edison Storage Battery
Company; various conferences with Messrs. R. A. Bachman,
Mudd, Holden, and Me Coy; looking up law in regard to this
matter; and interviows at Ilewark and Hew York offices of
General Accident and Insurance Corporation.

Consideration of Brandon Bros- report on their
search on Sanders patent Ho. 956,904 and 956,905.

Conferences with Mr. Harry Miller in regard to
Bloomfield and Belleville tax bills of Mr. Edison.

Infringement search on new Amberola X designed
by Mr. Constable and conference with Mr. Holden re same.

Conference with Hr. Lanahan re patent situa-
tion with respect to rotary rectifier invented by Mr. Elderkm.

Conference with Mr* Lewis re idea of his to
prevent rewinding of film*

Conference with Mr* Me Coy re infringement
of Dicks patent hy our use of Kartzmark safety guards.

Conference with Messrs* Lewis and Constable
re phonograph designed hy Mr* Constable.

Consideration of references found hy Brandon Bros,
in their search on Sanders record patents*

Escort on infringement search made on new
Amberola X designed hy Mr* Constable.

Conference with Mr* Gall re several applications
due for amendment in January.

Conference with Mr* Dolly, re date of reduction
to practice with regard to aluminum screen with oilcloth
base invented hy Mr* Edison*

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business*

Consideration of applications due for amendment
in January to determine if any of same should he dropped
and conference with Mr* Holden re same.

Conference with Mr. Wilson re question of paying
license fee to Dicks Press Guard Mfg. Company because of
infringement of patent owned by this Company by reason of
our use of Kartzmark safety guards on punch presses*

Six United States Patent applications amended.

TraPfTRT OP WORE POKE III LEGAL DBPARTMBHg Sj
y/KRTT TCHDTNG IIOVEMBER 28. 1914.

Going over and revising trade letter to be sent to
dealers instructing them not to give away attachments to induce
the sale of phonographs or to include record cabinets at less
than regular prices.

Discussing the Elderkin situation with Mr. Lanahan,
and interview with Messrs. Elderkin and Dobyns.

Consideration of the copyright situation of our
company in London with respect to the decision in the Chappell
suit, and the settlement offer made by Chappell and Company.

Looking up law on negotiable instruments in connec¬
tion with the Swanson notes.

Going over the letter prepared by Mr. Maxwell to be
sent to jobbers in connection with our record oxchange proposi¬
tion.

Consideration of letters recently received by Mr.
V/ilson written by Mr. Graf.

Discussing with Mr. Lanahan the situation in the
Hyde interference.

Memorandum to Mr. Wilson concerning Mr. Wyper's
letter relating to offering of second hand films imported into
Australasian territory from England.

Memorandum to Mr. Maxwell concerning letter from
Williams & Sons Company, Canada, and the advisability of
their sending out a* letter to dealers regarding the contracts
which are offered to them by the Berliner Company.

Consideration of the situation at Detroit as re¬
gards the use of the name "Edison Phonograph, Shop" - going
over correspondence, etc-

Going over and revising brief on appeal to the
Examiners in Chief in the Pierman application on pneumatic
reproducer.

Going over proposed license and release from the
Dicks Press Guard Manufacturing Company.

Going over vouchers of Dyer Smith and writing letter
to Mr. Kirk Brown concerning our payments toward the cost of
getting up five sets of references in the Condensite litigation.

letter to Charles Edison concerning the validity of
conditions printed on a j.ettor head, and looking up law in re¬
gard to such conditions-

letter to Hr. Stevens concerning the Chappell and
Company matter-

letter to Crump & Allen, Denver, concerning
Elderkin matter-

letter to Walter H. Miller concerning conditions of our
agreement -with Alessandro Bonci as regards payment^ of minimum
royalty.

Dohyns & Elderkin Hectifier - conference ( Monday) with
Mr- Holden re letter from XIational Electric Company. Dictating
report of search- Conferences With Messrs- Hutchison and
Kennedy (Tuesday) : Hevising report- Conference with Mr. Holden
re lamme uatent^ Conference, with Mr -Edison an^1s^“1S®^^ns
n-F renort* on uatents- Conference with Messrs- Holden, Dohyns
Bros!PS£d Elderkin, and Mr. Edison's deeision communicated
to Dohyns Brothers-

Going over proposed agreement with Bathe re trade
mark Diamond-

Interference Stevens vs- Hyde - conferences with Mr.

from Hyde-

Conference with Mr. Hudson re spark coils.

Conference with Messrs- Edison and Maxwell re notice
to jobbers concerning return of wax records.

Preparing copy for name plates for Super Kinetoscopes-

Preparing reports and data for Mr. Edison re foreign
patents on which taxes and workings are due in January.

Going over Bond's agreement and conference with Mr*

looking uo Texas law in Hew York library
a notes of Houston Phonograph Company-

a promissory

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notices of infringement of

to A. B. Walker and A.D.Joslin Mfg- o. patent Ho.

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and Service Co. in regard to complaints of infringement
Dictating Machine patents.

Consideration of decision of .Examiners in Chief in

Interference Ho. 36,213, Chisholm v. Pierman and preparation
of appeal from said decision to the Commissioner of Patents.

Conferences with Messrs* Holden and Me Coy in regard
to the case of Little v- Edison Storage Battery Company.

Interview with Miss Welsh and her attorney, Mr. Duell,
and showing them through the Works-

Investigation of alleged infringement of patents
owned hy DickB Press Guard Manufacturing Company hy tho use of
Kartzmark Safety Guards on our punch presses, and conferences
with Messrs. Holden, Weber and Mo Coy re same.

Report to Mr. Wilson re result of investigation of
alleged infringement of patents of Dicks Press Guard Manufactur¬
ing Company.

Preparing license under patents owned by Dicks Press
Guard Mfg. Company to use Kartzmark safety guards bought by
Edison Phonograph Works, and release because of past use thereof.

looking up patents covering "little One-Der" sound
box attachment.

Infringement and validity search on idea of using
a maximum recording thermometer in storage battery eell.

Attending hearing at Court House in Uewark i& case
of Pass vs. Edison Storage Battery Company.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which affect our business.

Consideration of references cited in the answer
in our suit against the Victor Company on Edison Patent
Ho. 604,740, and conference with Mr. Holden re same.

One United States Patent Application filed.

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TTRPfffl'P OF WORK DOPE III LEGAL DBPARTI'SHf
WEEK EIIDIUG DECEMBER 5.

Attending trial of Equity suit - Edison vs. Continen¬
tal Chemical Company, Hew York City.

Conferring with Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell and Philips
concerning action to he taken towards disposition of stock of
Portland Sporting Goods Company- Also conferring with Mr.
Edison in regard to same.

Conferring with Mr. Lanahan in regard to question
of renewing certain storage battery patents(.foreign) .

Conferring with Mr. Stevens in regard to question of
renewing certain foreign phonograph patents.

letter to Mr. Hoyes, our attorney at Eortland, Maine,
concerning Portland Sporting GoodB Company.

letter to Mr. lucker answering his inquiry with
respect to patents under which our disc record is manufactured.

looking up United States copyright law on the subject
of our right to make orchestrations for the production of
phonograph records-

Conferring with Mr- Smith of the Storage Battery
Company, and Mr. Good of Philadelphia, concerning the patent
situation on electrically driven lawn mowers.

Revising brief upon the appeal to the Exeminers-in-
Chief on the Pierman pneumatic reproducer*

Going over proposed assignment of error - appeal
to the Commissipner of Patents - Chisholm vs. Pierman.

Goinr over proposed lease of Church E. Gates & Company
to Ihomas A. Edison, Incorporated of the vacant lot in the
Bronx, opposite Studio building, for purposes of storage.

Conferring with Mr. Bull in regard to situation in
suit on Mielsen patent.

Consideration of question of securing copyright pro¬
tection on our film "Eantasma" .

Going over the old correspondence concerning the con¬
tract entered into between Vives end our French Company with
respect to manufacture and sale of phonograph records of copy
righted compositions.

Conferring with Mr. Dyke in regard to the settlement
of our suit against the 'i'rafford Music Company.

Going over the proposed contract between the Edison
Storage Battery Company and Seaboard Air Dine.

Discussing^ with Hr. lanahan the situation and the law
involved in the^suiu against Columbia Company relating to the
Bonoi release, and discussing proposed settlement.

Conferring with Walter H. Miller in regard to our
right to make orchestrations of copyrighted compositions.

letter to Mr. Power, Secretary, Board of Panama
Pacific Managers of Mass-, concerning film entitled "Paul
Revere ' s Ride" •

Preparing supplemental letter to Hr. Hoyes, Portland,

Maine .

Conference with Mr. Holden re storage battery order of
Dansden Company, Btd. and guaranty of account by T. Preederburg.
Conference with and advice to Mr. Philips.

Conference with Hr. Holden re Houston Phonograph
Company's notes. Conference v/ith and memo to Mr. Philips.

Conference with Mr. Gall and memorandum to Mr. t. W.

Me Chesney re name plates for Super Kinetoscope.

Further work on reports to Mr. Edison re paying taxes
and working foreign storage battery patents. Submission of
reports to Mr. Edison* Conference with Mr. Holden- Instructions
to Miss Stalker.

Conference with Messrs. Holden and Stevens re British and
French phonograph patents. Memo to Messrs. Edison and Wilson.

looking up Edison telephone patent for Mr. Durand.

Conference with Mr. Holden re trade mark BASCO published
in Gazette of November 10, 1914* Going over file wrapper contents,
etc. Conferences v/ith Messrs. Holden and Hudson* Memorandum
to Mr. Wilson.

Conference with Mr- Maginnis re proposed contract between
Edison Storage Battery Company and Seaboard Air line Railway
for trainlighting batteries. Preparation of revised form of
contract.

Conference with and advice to Mr. Farrell re Canadian
duties on motibn picture Fantasma. Conference with Mr. Holden
re copyright on Fantasma.

Study of reforenoes, eto. in Folio 796. Conference
with Mr. Hutchison re advisability of further prosecution.

Application dropped by Mr. Edison's instructions-

Conference with Mr. Hudson re Stevens vs. Hyde inter¬
ference- Memo to Mr. Hudson re Hobson's letter.

Memorandum to Mr- Wilson re "An Old Sweetheart of Mine",
letter to attorney of Bobbs-Merrill Company.

Going over papers in matter of claim of Ponotipia Company
against Columbia Company in matter of Bonci's release, and giving
opinion to Mr- Holden.

Attending to signing of Edison Shop agreement for East
Orange store.

Foreign Kinetonhone matters:

Conference (Monday) with Messrs* Wilson, Stevens and
Uicolorie re suggested cancellation and settlement of French
group contract- Going over French group contract and noting
points to be considered in settlement- Copy sent to Mr- Stevens.

Conference (Thursday) with Mr. Stevens.

Conference with Mr- Edison re Ainetophones at

Hong Kong.

Conference (Friday) with Messrs. "Wilson and Stevens.

Revising and filing brief for appeal to the Examiners-in-
Chief of Pierman Application, Serial Ho. 307,324 entitled Sound
Reproducers.

Preparation and filing of appeals in Interference Ho.
36,213- Chisholm vs. Pierman, in application of Alexander U. Pierman
Serial Ho. 288,837, entitled Sound Reproducer, and in application
of Edward P. Morris, Serial Ho. 427,678, entitled Phonograph Motors.

Consideration of O.S. Patents to Thomas, Hos.1,116,166
and 1,116,166; conference with Hr. Beaming in regard to the same
and letter to Mr. Thomas in regard to the Bame.

Conference with Mr. Durand in regard to proposed new
Dictating Machine Reproducer, and infringement search on same.

Looking over patent applications due for amendment in
January, and conferences with Messrs. Holden and Edison in regard
to the same.

Detailed report of work done for Edison Storage Battery
Company from August to Hovember inclusive, 1914.

Conference with Mr. Mo Coy in regard to Bloomfield
tax hills to Mr. Edison.

Conference with Mr. Y/ebb in regard to labels on disc
record envelopes; consideration of license to national Phono¬
graph Company under high speed record patent of the Columbia
Company in order to determine whether or not it is necessary to
place the date of the said patent on our disc record envelope;
and looking over Condensite patents to determine possible new
dates to be placed on our disc record envelopes.

Study of U. S. Patent to Holl, Ho. 1,118,219 to de¬
termine whether of not it covers our felescribe, and conference
with Mr. Hewman H. Holland in regard to the same.

Consideration of question of paying taxes on foreign
patents Polios 561 and 562, including consideration of the
inventions covered by these patents, conferences with Messrs,
lanahan, Stevens and Holden, and memorandum to Messrs. Edison and
Y/ilson.

Conferences with Messrs. Holden and Be owing re our
alleged infringement of Dicks &' Warmann patents by the use of
Kartzmark Safety Guards on punch presses. Preparing license
to use such guards and release because of past use thei’eof, and
correspondence with Dicks Press Guard Mfg. Company with respect
thereto.

Conference with Mr. Robert Bachman re infringement
and validity search on idea of using a maximum recording thermo¬
meter in storage battery cell.

Preparing detailed report of work done for Edison
Portland Cement Company during duly, August, September, October
and November.

Preparing detailed report of work done for Edison
Storage Battery Company during August, September, October and
November.

Conference with Messrs. Earrell and Huebner re
Canadian Customs laws with respect to motion picture film
shipments.

Consideration of Polio 896, and conference with
Messrs. Durand and Holden to determine if same should be aban -
doned-

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

Consideration of patent No. 903,575 to Jadv/in
ana conference with Hr. learning to determine if same is* of
interest to us.

Infringement search on improvement in spring motor
for new Amberola X designed by Mr. Constable.

Consideration of allowed application of Mr. Pierman

Seven United States Patent applications amended.

Letter to Chambers Musio House, Mason City, Iowa,
concerning their claim for reimbursement for expenses in
connection with suit against Trafford Musio Company.

Letters to Warren A. Peiroe and James A. Bailey, Jr.,
concerning claim of the Arlington Pageant on account of the
public exhibition of our film covering the said pageant.

Letter to George F. Hoyes, Portland, Maine, concern¬
ing disposition of stock of Portland Sporting Goods Company.

frit) to Hew York - conferring with Mr. Bull and with
Messrs. Kennedy and Blunt, Attorneys for Victor Company, con¬
cerning the suits on the Hielsen patent.

Phone conference with Mr. (Thompson re proposed con¬
tract between Seaboard Air Line Railway and Edison Storage
Battery Company.

Conference with Mr. Gill re proposed contract with
Pennsylvania Railroad for motion picture subject Men: tattoo
Making". Form of oontract prepared and copies handed to Mr.
Gill.

Short conference with Messrs. Holden and Hutchison re
Dobyns & Elderkin rectifier.

Further work on Stevens vs. Hyde interference.

Conference with Mr. Holden re copyright matters, royal¬
ties oh records, etc. Going over forms of license agreement with
publishers for right to record compositions. Conference with
K J! h! Ittller Ind Mr. Holden. Assisting in revising forms.

Going over Thordarson matter for Mr. Hudson.

Going over contract with G. Polese and giving opinion
to Mr. Holden.

Conference with Mr. F. M. Downer of Denver, Colorado
and Mr. Holden re Dobyns & Elderkin rectifier.

Revision of proposed agreement with Paths as to trade
mark "Diamond".

Assisted in removing papers, etc. to vault during fire
and in removing same to office in Storage Battery Building after
fire.

Preparing form for signature of laborers working in
and about buildings damaged by the fire.

foreign Kinetophone Matters:

Conference with Messrs. Edison, Stevens sad Wilson
re settlement of Frenoh group contract - also re recording appara-

parati (

letter of instructions to attorneys at Hong Kong.
i of verified copy of letter to Mr. Seth.

Conference with MesBrB. Nioolorio and Stevens re French
grouu contract. Advised Hicoloric as to terms of settlement
likely to be favorably considered by the Edison Company.

bankrupt.

Preparation of proof of claim against Harry Savage,
Infringement search on new Dictating Machine Repro-

Trip to Washington for the following matters: Hear-
on anneal to the Examiners-in-Chief in Pierman application en¬
titled "Sound Reproducer", folio 228; Search on lawn mower driven
by e!ectrirmo?o? with a storage battery as the source of current
supply; Search on a packing crate provided with paraffined corks
to against the article packed; Conference with Examiner
in regard to Weber application (Fblio 779)

Study of Pierman application. Folio 208 previous
to the preparation of brief for appeal of said application to
the Commissioner of Patents.

Consideration of proposed license to use
guards on our punch presses, under certain patents owned by Dicks
Press Guard Manufacturing Company, and correspondence re Bame.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business. .

Moving material and files from vault in office
building to Storage Battery Company building.

Three United States patent applications amended.

One Foreign Patent application amended.

TffiPORT OF WORK BOMB I S XggAX DEPARTMENT
WR.EK ENDING BE 0 EMBER 19. 1914..

Going over brief in the appeal to the Commissioner of
Patents on Pierian’s application Serial Ho. 288,837.

Going over the Edison application for Me^°+ °f

i with film

concerning search on

Going over correspondence in connecti
entitled "Bootless Baby.

Going over pleadings and correspondence in the snit
of Maxwell vs. Columbia Phonograph Company, General, relating to
Bonci release.

letter to Mr. Robert
lawn mower driven by electric motor

Going over proposed agreement with. Ellis Adding
Typewriter Company relating to the use of their factory.

Reading opinion of United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, Second cfroSit. on Edison long Kiln patent suit, and
memorandum to Mr. Edison in regard to the same,

Goine over papers relating to settlement of Von
Kramer contract! Conference with and advice to Mr. Stevens
thereon.

Conference with Mr. Holden re proposed agreement on
trade mark "Diamond". Revised draft finished.

Proposed contract between Edison ^onograph Works and
Ellis Adding Typewriter Company. Conference with Messrs. Eckert
and* Smith. Conference at #333 Elisabeth Avenue Newark with
M*. Ellis. Preparing draft of agreement. Same submitted to
Messrs. Holden and Wilson, and copies sent to Mr. Ellis.

Interference - Stevens vs. Hyde - preparing revised
preliminary statement and sending same to Mr. Hyde for exeou
tion.

conference with Mr. Aylsworth re Polio 351.

Conference with Mr. P. Bachmann re copyright search
on "Bootle's Baby".

Conference with Mr. Hardy re new model phonograph
(bed-plate and braoket construction!

Memorandum to Mr. Edison re German and Hungarian
storage battery taxes due in December and payable by Deutsche
Edison Akkumulat or en Company.

Conference with ana advice to Mr. J. V. re

contraots of Chemical Works for potash ana Norway iron.

Thomas A. Edison, Inc., vs. Me Dannel & Staton -
looking up ooupon for bond.

Conference with Mr. Hardy
with Examiner.

0 taking up Folio 646

Foreign Kinetonhone Matters:

Going over miscellaneous matters with
Mr. Stevens.

Preparation of appeal brief for Pierman application,
Folio 208, entitled Sound Eeproducer, including trip to Mr. Dy
office at Newark to look up decisions.

Continuation of infringement search on proposed new
Dictating Machine reproducer.

Consideration of new Bloomfield tax bills to Mr.

Pfl-ison for 1914 telephone conversation with Mr* Saltzman in re-

ludd and Holden, and memorandum to Mr. H. F. Miller m reg
the same.

Preparation of petition of appeal to the Court of
Appeals of the District of Columbia for Mr. Edison s Long Kiln
application.

Trip to Washington, December 18th and 19th, for the
following matters:

"Filing in the Court of Appeals in the °*~

Columbia, an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of
Patents in Mr. Edison’s Long Kiln application.

Hearing before the Commissioner of Patents on
appeal in Pierman application. Folio 208, entitled Sound
Reproducer.

Infringement search on the use of paraffined
corks as cushioning members in crates for packing phonographs.

Conference with the Examiner in regard to Bliss
application on. Rectifiers (Folio 740 )

Investigation of copyright of "Bootle's Baby".

Conference with Mr. Monahan with respect to practical
value of several pending applications on Miners' Safety lamp
construction.

Inspecting new model of disc phonograph and conferen¬
ces with Messrs. Holden, Constable and Halpin re same.

Preparing report on new model disc phonograph.

Preparing affidavit to be signed by David Hooper
re a shipment of Bates numbering machines sent to Samuel
Insull, Sr., in London.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find patents
which may affect our business.

Consideration of British patents cited in answer
of Victor Company in suit on Edison governor patent Ho. 604, 740

Investigation to determine classes to be searched
in making an infringement search on invention of Mr-. Schiffl.

Investigation of securing licenses for engineers and
firemen employed in power plant of Edison Phonograph Works
and the preparing of applications therefor. Conferences
with Messrs. Nicolai, Zoebel and Houseman re same.

Consideration of invention of E. W. Meyer to ascer¬
tain if same interdsts us, and correspondence with respect
thereto.

Miscellaneous matters, including conferences with
Mr. Banahan re an interference in which an application
for an invention of Hyde is involved, and an application
to be taken up with the Examiner in Washington, and con¬
ferences with Messrs. Erost and Weaver.

One United States Patent application filed.

Six United States Patent applications amended.

Reading Bill of Complaint in suit of Greater Hew
York Film Rental Company vs. General Film Company, at al.

Conferring with Messrs. Maxwell and Philips as to
what should he done with the Edison stock of the Portland
Sporting Goods Company, and correspondence with our attorney
at Portland concerning same.

Going over correspondence with reBpeot to the title
of the film "Where is My Wandering Boy tonight", and claim
of 1. E. Walter of copyright infringement.

Going over Bulletin 1273 of Primary Battery De¬
partment, and letter to Mr. laughren in regard thereto.

Goitfg over the royalty agreement of Giavonni
Polese and letter to Mr. Eckert concerning same.

Going over royalty agreement with Kathleen
Parlow and letter to Mr. Walter Miller concerning same.

Conferring with Mr. Robert Bachmann concerning
proposed settlement of workman's compensation claim - Pass
vs. Edison Storage Battery Company, and letter to McCarter
& English concerning same.

Memorandum to Mr. Hudson re recording licenses
under Schoenmehl patents and applications. letter to
Chamberlain & Newman re Schoenmehl application.

Thomas A. Edison, Ino. vs. Me Dannel & Staton,
letters to attorney and United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Company.

Conferences with Mr. Holden re settlement of claim
of Ponotipia limited and preparation of release from George
Maxwell and Fonotipia limited.

Form of consignment receipt for Edison Storage
Battery Supply Company finally revised and copieB sent to
Mr. Philips.

letters to Marks & Clerk and Mr. Scull re
cancellation of standing order for current copies of
patents relating to motion piotures and motion picture
apparatus.

Memorandum to Mr. Edison and conferenotre
amendment in Polio 812.

Revision of form of guaranty of account for Mr.
Philips. Revised copies sent to Mr. Philips.

1 .

Memorandum to Mr. 1. W. Mo Chesney re contracts
of Holt Manufacturing Company et al.

Conference with Mr. Hoiaen and memorandum to
Mr. Edison re Dobyns and Elderkin rectifier.

looking into question of cancellation of Castelli
agreement relating to sale of dictating machines in Italy.
Conference with and advice to Mr. Stevens.

looking into question of re-registration of
certain Australian trade marks. Memorandum to Mr.

Stevens. Conference with Messrs. Holden and Stevens,
letter to Mr. Wyper.

Draft of proposed license under certain Edison
patents sent with memorandum to Mr. Edison for execution.

Conference with Mr. Thompson re proposed Seaboard
Air line Railway contract.

Investigation as to who is statutory agent of
Edison Manufacturing Company for the State of Hew York.

Completion of infringement search on new Dictat¬
ing Machine Reproducer and conference with Mr. Holden and
preparation of report on said search.

Preparation of brief for Pierman on appeal to
the Commissioner in Interference Ho. 36,213 - Chisholm
vs. Pierman, including trips to Hew York and Hewark
to look up law; and preparation of stipulation
extending time for filing briefs in said interferences.

Consideration of references with respect to
infringement search on the use of paraffine corks as
cushioning members in packing crates for phonograph
cabinets.

Consideration of several applications which
were destroyed in the fire to determine which should be
dropped and what copies should be ordered. Conferences
with Messrs. Holden, Bachman, Monahan, Sill, Gall and
Hutchison with respect thereto and correspondence re
same.

Preparing Hew Jersey State license applications
for engineers and firemen of Phonograph Works power

Consideration of British patents cited in answer
of Victor Company in suit on Edison governor patent, and
conference with Mr. Holden re same.

looking up date of conception of invention de¬
scribed in Polio 959.

Weekly examination of Official Gazette to find
patents which may affect our business.

Making infringement search in Washington on
proposed new standard construction for disc phonographs.

Pour United States patent applications amended.

Going over proposed release from Ponotipia
limited and George Maxwell to Columbia Graphophone Com¬
pany and Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated.

Conferring with Messrs. Wilson aa d Berggren
concerning our liability in connection with the death
of William Troeber during the fire, and memorandum
to Mr. Berggren concerning final disposition of this
matter. _ -

Edison General File Series
1914. Legal - Litigation (E-14-55)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
legal cases involving Edison or companies in which he had an interest. The
selected documents pertain to Edison's deposition in DeBower-Chapline Co.
v H .L. Hayward, a case relating to the unauthorized use of the inventor's
name.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material includes documents pertaining to an additional name-use
case and to Victor Talking Machine Co. v. Lawrence H. Lucker, as Minnesota
Phonograph Co.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison, |

Orange, N.J. !

Dear Sir: |

On September 19 and on jpctober 15, 1913, I
wrote you in regard to the taking! of your deposition
as to the authorization of the us4 of your name in
connection with a publication called "Business Admin¬
istration" and published by DeBower-Chapline Co. of
Chicago. In reply you expressed your willingness to
give your deposition. I have, since vnriting you, been
trying to agree with the attorneys Representing the other
side of the case, as to a time for the taking of this
testimony. The case will come up for trial not later
than February 16th, and the depositi mswill have to be
filed in court prior to thaj^-dhte.

7?ould it be
taken during the ^First
to arrange the following itinerary:

lave your deposition'X

I am trying

Sa\urday, Jan. 31, in
Tuesday, Feb. 3, *

Wedrissday.feb. 4, "

Thursday, Feb. 5,) »

\and _ 2

Friday, Feb. 6,)

Saturday, Feb. 7, n

y Under our practice it is necessary to give the
opposin'* attorneys twenty (30) days' notice of the tine
of day and place of taking your deposition. I am putting
these dates far enough ahead so that I can give the re¬
quired notice after receiving your reply to this letter.

In case you are not free for Thursday or Friday, February
5th or 6th, as indicated above, perhaps the early part of
the following week would be more convenient. Will you
kindly state the place, the day as well as the time of day
when you can be seen. In case something intervenes, because
of which you wish the time postponed, I shall trust to the
fairness of the opposing attorneys to agree upon a later
time. I hope, however, this may not be necessary.

If you have in your office or elsewhere, a
notary public before whom you would like to give your
deposition, will you kindly give me the name and I shall

Cleveland

Cambridge

- Hon. James R. Garfield;

- President Emeritus Eliot;

»ew Haven -

Orange^nft. J. (and Hr. Thos.A.Edison,
Washington. D.C. Hon. Elihu Root.

be <$Lad to use him.

\ As I have stated in previous letters, I regret
troubling you in this natter; but in order to do justice
in tie case, it seems necessary to establish facts which
lie solely within your knowledge.

CF/B" \ Very tiuly yours.

THOMAS A. EDI S OH

D 1

I a witness oalled on behalf of the defendant, being first
duly sworn by me previous to the commencement of his exam¬
ination to testify the truth, testified ana deposed as
| follows :-

DIRECT EXAHIHATION BY MR. DALE

INTERROGATORY NO. 1.

What is your name?

A Thomas A. Edison.

2 Where do you live?

A West Orange, Hew Jersey.

3 What is your business of profession?

A Inventor.

4 Have you ever had any business relations with DeBower-
Ohapline Company, the plaintiff in this oase?

A I have no rooolleotion of such a company flf or of any
business relations with them.

5 Did you ever give permission to DeBower-c|iapline Compan
to use your name in a register or roster of LaSalle Exten¬
sion University as having prepared text matter or in "Busi^
Organization Manufacturing and Construction"?

Objeoted to by Mr. Roberts as incompetent,
irrelevant and immaterial.

A I have no rooolleotion of having given permission to
that oompany.

6 Have you ever hoard of LaSalle Extension University
before fihis controversy was oalled to your attention?

Objected to by Mr. Roberts as incompetent,
irrelevant and immaterial#

A I do not remember having heard of it.

7 Did you ever prepare any artifles or text matter for use
as courses of instruction in connection with LaSalle Extenj-

Lion University? (San® objection)

A X have no reoolleotion of having done so.

8 i have here a book on the back entitled -Business
Administration Volume VII", marked on the inside of the
front cover "Defendant's Exhibit 7 for Identification E.B.".

On the title page appears "Business Administration. Text
prepared by 400 of the Foremost Educators, Business and
Professional Men in America. Adopted for use in the course
in Business Administration by the LaSalle Extension Uni-
vorsity". At the bottom of the title page appears "DeBov/erj-
Ohapline Company". On page 194 there begins an article
entitled "The Beginnings of the Indandesoent Lamp by
Thomas A. Edison". Did you write the article beginning on
I page 194?

L I do not recollect that I wrote that article. Possibly
Mr. Martin of the Eleotrioal World may have written it, but
1 to* what publication it was intended I oannot reoolleot.

9 Did you ever give permission to DeBower-Ohapline Company
| to publish the artiolo beginning on page. 194 of the volume

j marked "Defendant's Exhibit 7 for Identification S. B."?

A I have no reoolleotion of having done bo.

10 On page & 457 of the same volume appear two questions
funder the name "Edison". Did you prepare those questions?

A Ho.

Ill Were they prepared under your supervision? j

|3y Mr . Dale :

I offer the book marked "Defonant's Exhibit 7
for Identification V. B." in evidence as "Defendant £
Exhibit 7."

Objection by Mr. Roberts, as there being
ho proper foundation laid for its introduction in
evidenoe.

CEOSS EXAMINATI OH BY MR. ROBERTS

XQ-X Do you write many articles for magazines or boots? ,
A Very few. .

XQ-8 Can you remember any of the artioles by title whioh

vou hove written personally?

two

A X oan only remember/in the last thirty years.

XQ-3 Do you mean that you have written but two or remembo::
but two in that perioa of time?

A That is all that I oan remember.

XQ-4 Then it is possible that this artiole might have been
written by you.

A Ho, I don’t think it was.

XQ-5 Have you read the artiole fully?

A I have glanoea over it.

j XQ-6 Andndo you find nothing therein that would indioate

I to you that you did write the artiole?

A Ho I don’t find anything there that would indioate that
I wrote it.

XQ-7 Does Mr. Martin of the Eleotrioal World write many
| artioles in your name?

A Some times he writes artioles and I give him permission
to sign my name to them.

XQ-8 From your observation of this artiole would you say
j that Mr. Martin wrote this artiole?

IObjeoted to as inoompetent , immaterial and
irrolovant.

A X oan’t say. This artiole seems to be a "hash " made
up of thousands of artioleB vdiioh have been published in
newspapers .

XQ-9 Do the MoGraw Publishing Company oopyright any of
your artioles?

X Objeoted to as inoompetent, immaterial

and irrelevant.

A I don't know.

IJCQ-IO Does the Bleotrioal World oopyright your ortiolos
or those in your name?

Some objection.

I don't know.

IXQ-11 Doe 8 Mr. Martin oopyright those artioles which are

signed hy you and written by him?

Same objection.

l I don't know.

CQ-12 Have you over received any correspondence from the
JpeBower-Ohapline Company or its agentB?

X can't reoolleot any.

ISO-13 Is the correspondence directed to you personally
received by you personally?

Yes.

15-14 Would a letter direoted to you on or about the first |

e the year 1909 have reaohed you personally if delivered
are?

I think it would.

addressed

5-16 Do you keep on file the letters dlTgafrad to you
ersonally?

X think we keep them for two or three years.

15CQ-16 Would it exoeed three years?

1 I oan't say.

KQ-17 Has a searoh beenn.made of the files by you or your
employees for lexers relative to this oontrovensy?

Nobody has asked me to make a search.

Mr. Dale. j moye that the answer be stricken out ai

not responsive

|q_18 Do you know whether a searoh has been made or not?
o, I don't know.

oopy of a

XQ-19 I road you a/letter addressed to you personally,
the original of whioh was addressed to you on February 17,
1909 by William M. Handy, an editor of oertain text books,
and adk you if you reoeived some:-

"Fobruary 17, 1909

Bear Sir:-

At the request of the Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson,

X enclose proof of an article by you, whioh we propose to
use as as a part of a twelve-volume work on "Business
Administration" that is to form a part of the LaSalle
Extension-University’ s ooutbo in Business Administration.

In this partioular work. Senator Hobert 11. LaFollette, Mr.
CharleB Higgins, formerly editor of the Amarioan edition of
the Enoyolopedia Britsnnioa, and myself, as editors, have
assembled vfcat we believe to be the best possible oolleo-
tion of addresses and artioles on the subjects treated, and
it has met with the highest approval of those we have con¬
sulted in its compilation beoause of its representative
nature.

The LaSalle Extension University has been founded
recently by Mr. Stevenson, formerly Vio e-President of the
United States, to give a three-years' oourse of instruction,
advioe, and counsel, by systematic query, text, and corres¬
pondence in Business Administration.

We are sure that you will be in hearty sympathy
with the great work whioh has been undertaken to bring abour

I a better understanding of the industrial and other resouroen
of the United States and the inouloation of the highest bus ¬
iness ideals.

Your b truly,’

A I havo no reoollootion of this lottor.

XQ-gO Would that lottor, if roooi vofi horo, have boon ao-
livoroa to you personally?

A You.

X, SRBDBRICX BACHMAN, of tho County of Kssox and
Stato of Now Jorooy, a ootamisuionor duly appointed to telco
the deposition of tho said Thomas A. Edison, a witness
whoso nemo in subscribed to tho foregoing deposition, do
hereby oortify that, previous to tho commencement of tho
examination of tho said Thomas A. Edison ao a witness in
tho suit between tho sold DeBowor -Chaplina Co. plaintiff,
and the sold H. T>. Hayward defendant, ho was duly sworn by
me as auoh commisBionor to testify tho truth in relation
to the matters in controversy between tho said DoBower-
Chapline Co. plaintiff, and tho euid K. L. Hayward defend¬
ant, so far as he should be interrogated a oncoming tho aarnoj
that the said deposition was token at tho Edison Oi’fioo
Building, X^akesido Avenuo near Valley Hoad , in tho Town of
'Vost Orange, County of Essex and State of Nov; Jersey, (the
t siting of tho said doposition having boon adjourned by me
J to tho naid Edison Office Building from tho Edison Labora¬
tory as designated in tho notice heretofore served on the
attorneys of the defendant on Jan. 16, 1914, tho attorneys
present consenting thereto) on the 6th day of February, A.D.
1914; end that pursuant to agreement and otipulation enter¬
ed into by tho attorneys representing tho part ion in tho
aforesaid oauao, w'nioh agreement and stipulation was ex¬
hibited to mo, tho questions to and answers of tho said
witness wore taken down upon tho typewriter, and tho final
oath of tho witness to the deposition after tho questions

I hod boon propounded and the answers given end tho deposition
transcribed, was oxproouly waived by tho said attorneys.

CoiJ&miBoloner

^Sjucaf/ u/ j j^tA^****^

^ 20. »».

I _ _ •farsv^Sk

Dear Sir:- 4«» — l£*~*-*

You will probably rec'&l the taking/ your deposition t
last February in the case- of deBower-Chapline Co. vs H. L. Hay¬
ward. in this deposition you state: "I do not recollect that I
wrote that article," (referring to an article in Business Adminis¬
tration entitled "The Beginnings of the Incandescent light," by
Thomas A. Edison) "Possibly Mr. Martin of the Electrical World
may have written it, but for what publication it was intended
I cannot recollect."

1 wrote Ur. Martin and enclose a copy of my letter
and his reply. I have not yet ascertained whether this article
does appear in the life of Edison, by Martin.

In your deposition you were asked this question:

"Has a search been made of the files by you or your employees for
letters relative to this controversy?" This question you answered,
"Nobody has asked me to.make a search." Then you were asked:

"Do you know whether a -search has been made or not?" and you
answered: "No, I do not."

This article by you, was taken from the Electrical
World of March 5. 1904, now gearing ^Vo^lume 43, No. 10 by
Ur. V/. M. Handy, who collected^ articles which were published
under the name of "The Making of America," and afterwards this
work of ten volumes with too additional volumes was published
as "Business Administration."

Mr. Handy adviced th. d.Bo»er.Chapline Co. that
Beoured year =on..nt to th, original nee. of thi, arti.l. In
■ The Mai ins of Marina- and ^hon arrangement. were ..da

„lth deBower-Chapline^Co /.^to n.a 1. inBu.inoa. hd»ini.trution,

„a wrote yon .1 th, intention to .0 nee it, a„oIo.i»S . copy of
th, proof with a request that you eorr.dt it and return it to
hi,, that if yon haJ^Ueotion to your -tide being =0 need,
you advio, hi,. I hare been endeavoring, for a oon.rderable time,

to find th. original correspondence, but a. no. informed that it
lias been destroyed.

Hay I M yon to hare a eearoh -ad. -»«
to ... if the correspondence can be therefoundt hill you kindly
.end to me whatever you do fin® X «U1 return it to you. -

The case i. «t for trial th. 25th in.t., and I ."did
be pleased to receive the correspondence by that time.

Respectfully yours,

' ’ Tliotias A. Edison, Esq.,

Orange, Hew Jersey.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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April 13, 1914.

Dear Sir:

In the Electrical World, Volume 43, Wo. 10, March
5, 1904, appears an article entitled "The Beginnings of the
Incandescent Light, hy Thomas A. Edison."

I understand that you wrote this article and signed
Mr. Edison's name to it with his permission. Am I correct
in this?

The question arises in a suit pending here entitled
De -Bower -Champline vs Hayward. I will try to use the letter
you write me with the consent, of the apposite attorney. If
he should refuse to consent, will you come to Chicago upon
request hy telegraph, provided you are paid for your time
and expenses? V/hat would be proper compensation for your
time? We would, of course, arrange to detain you here for not
more than a day or two.

Kindly answer by telegram.

Yours truly,

To,

Mr. M. Martin,

Editor Electrical World,
llew York City.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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Hew York, April 16, 19i4.

W. E. PoBter, Esq.,

Poster, Paine, Reynolds and Bass,
Port Dearborn Building,
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Sir:

On my return to town I have your favor of April 13th
with regard to an article in the Electrical World signed by Mr.
Edison. It is ten years since the article was written, but if
it has Mr. Edison's name to it, you can rest assured that not
one word in it appeared without his permission, in fact it
would embody his own dictation on the subject. I would say
however, that since that time, my "Life of Edison" published
by Harpers haB been issued in two volumes in 1910. This book
not only carries with it the name of Mr. Edison's patent attor¬
ney and counsel, Mr. Prank L. Dyer, but has Mr. Edison's own
imprimatur or authorization. It covers the history of the
incandescent lamp more exhaustively and conclusively than it
can possibly be found anywhere else , and I would venture to
suggest that a copy of that book introduced in evidence would
be exactly what you want. It would be extremely inconvenient
if not impossible, for me to leave Hew York at this time as I
am now in the thick of oreparations for our annual Convention
the first week of June in Philadelphia. The work involved in
such a Convention of five or six thousand people is quite seri¬
ous ad you can readily understand.

T. C. MARTIH

PSP

jfyjfar-', ^aMtes,

S^^*tirknt0hulifutp'

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Dear Sir:-

V/e have settled the case of deBower-Chapline Co.
vs H. L. Hayward and will, therefore, not require the
correspondence about which we wrote you.

Thanking you for your courtesy

Respectfully your?,

Edison General File Series
1914. Menlo Park (E-14-56)

This folder contains correspondence pertaining to Edison's former

SkSSESSmsss

Menlo Park Brass Band.

Edison General File Series
1914. Milan, Ohio (E-14-57)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating
Edison's birthplace The one selected letter, by childhood acquaintance Rosa
Willson bears Edison's marginal recollections about the Kline famHyofMdan.
None of the unselected letters received a substantive response from Edison.

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Edison General File Series
1914. Miner's Safety Lamp (E-14-58)

This folder contains correspondence, interoffice communications, and
other documents concerning the technical and commercial development of
Edison's battery-powered safety lamp and its attachment to headgear for a
portable, hands-free light source. The documents for 1914 relate primarily to
plans to patent and market the lamp. An undated communication by chief
engineer Miller Reese Hutchison complains about the delay in filing a patent
application, while a subsequent communication concludes that the delay had
proven to be "a blessing in disguise." An undated memorandum by Edison
contains comments on patents previously issued for safety lamps.

Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been selected. The
material not selected consists of routine reports, printed matter, and
unsolicited correspondence, as well as duplicate and variant versions of
selected items.

Mr. Hutchison:

January 9th, 19X4.
RAB-9-21

Regarding your memorandum of December 30th oalling
attention to paragraph in Mr. Monnot'a letter in which he
atatea he was glad to hear the Miners Lamp was soon ready
for the market and also atatea he would have no use for the
lamp, hut would like to purchase batteries.

In this connection I have given you price on these
pells, and we would be very glad to furnish Mr. Monnot with
any number of them for Miners lamp use for any lamp that he
might want to use suitable for the battery. We are manufac¬
turing 100 cells per day and are ready to furnish them in
any quantity Mr. Monnot may need. The first 10,000 Miners
Lamps will be assembled this month, on which we have set no
price as yet in as much as there has been some delay due
to the safety device. I will be able to give you complete
cost with batteries some time this month.

1 had a request from Mr. Edison to get out cost on
the large cell as soon as possible. I am making every effort
to rush this so as to give Mr. Edison the cost of the manu¬
facturing, but you must appreciate it will ba^neoessary to
complete drawings in as much as the cell 1b ‘SCarassembled
and we oannot see what the interior ltoks like. The rough
drawings are now completed and we have two draftsmen working
on details, and I hope to he able to send drawings to the
Rubber Works not later than this coming Tuesday or Wednesday
to get estimates on rubber parts, and it may also be advisable
to have the oan made up outside in as much as we have no
machinery here large enough to form them. If we find we are
unable to do this it will also be necessary to get these
estimates outside.

In as muoh as we had underestimated the manufacturing
oost of the 1/8" tuba cell I would prefer to have a little time
to get estimates on the 3/6 " tube -cell so that we will not
underestimate the same as wo had on the 1/8”.

CC to Mr. Edison

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EDISON STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY

/ INTER-OFFICE LETTER FROM ORANGE, N, J.

TO MR. '

address

SUBJECT MinerB lamps

date January ^$,1$

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We are jk>/ in position to market the Miners lamps. We have
4,500 oell^/in Btook at the present time and will have 600 lamps ^
ready fo/the market this coming week, after whioh we will he in
position to manufacture 500 per week and increase this number
each week.

We have in the neighborhood of 26,000 parts in Btook at
the present time. The number manufactured will depend entirely
on the number of lenses we will be able to receive from the
manufacturer. This seems to be the only hold-up we have now.

We have 780 lamps in stock, 900 in the next steamer and the
balance probably within 16 days. I plaoed an ordsr today for
6,000 moTByJlt will be necessary to order these from abroad in
much as the General Electric Co. have no lamps at the pro¬
mt time to suit our conditions. As soon as they will develop
lamp suitable for our lamp here we will purchase from the
meral Electric Company.

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clothing. Who 1= co»».«tth «'» "» P0l» *“ ls I*t *" 1“^oiasr-
Lampholder ha. reflect* .»« «*tch. Bait ha. tangrtan air. and taha.
.73 ampere, at 1.20 volte, lamp .111 ha*n on «»• "harga .Boat 1-1/4
hoar., polio. Lamp ™18». 600 gram., »« he made .....hat lighter bj
putting lampholder on top of outer tube.

Mining lamp

2 P-14 cells are used in oval lamp case. Weight of complete
lamp about Z$00 grams, lamp is fitted with S tungsten lamps, each
taking. 7 amperes at 2.5 volts. One lamp is burning and the second
in reserve. Switch closes circuit for one lamp only, not for both
together. Cells weigh each 775 grams including solution and have
7.75 ampere hour capacity. One lamp can burn on one charge about
11 hours. Second mining lamp under construction with double cell.

Will be provided with automatic switch to open circuit in case the
outside glass is broken. Furthermore, a reflector is wanted accord¬
ing to rules given by English Government.

- Pells for ignition

Welsbach people. Gloucester, have got four cells for testing
purposes. 2 F-4 and 2 f-8. ’.Vant 2 larger cells F-14 because volt- •
age drops too much if 4 igniters work parallel. 2 F-14 cells are
finished and are being charged now. The valves which are delivered
with the first cells, are provided with springs, that are too strong.
Hew valves are under construction which work better.

Welsbach people want low self-discharge even at high temperature.

Tests will he started within the next few days in laboratory to find

out how much B-2 cells lose at a temperature of up to 100°
Fahrenheit, if standing for some months.
gyre F Cells

The covers can he welded instead of screwed on, because con¬
struction allows welding without burning active material. Welded
cover is cheaper and smaller in diameter, also lighter than screwed

Double cell for 2.4 volts in combined can, solution of both cells
separated, can be made without loss of capacity and will be cheap¬
er in manufacturing than 2 single cells. Can be used as substitute
for dry batteries^ for lighting, etc.

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Edison General File Series
1914. Mining - General (E-14-59) [not selected]

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
mines and minerals to be bought, sold, surveyed, worked, or tested. None of
the documents received a substantive reply from Edison.

Edison General File Series
1914. Mining - Metals and Other Minerals (E-14-60)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the procurem^vl C sale, and testing of minerals. Included are inquiries by
Edison to various mineral suppliers, along with letters requesting information
from Edison and inquiring about ores that he might suPp'^^

Amonq the items for 1914 are letters concerning an expenmental plant for
Morris & Co. in Chicago and geology surveys in Tennessee. The
correspondents include Charles Baskerville, professor of chemistry at the
College of the City of New York.

Less than 5 percent of the documents have been selected. The matena^
not selected consists primarily of unsolicited correspondence and other letters
that received a perfunctory reply or no reply from Edison.

LAWYERS

Hoiw Thomas av

Orange, N.

TENNESSEE Feb. 6, 1914.

^Cjo t+d* X-vftt '

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x ure suo^_

/ £/.\s\.te..L>jet'*'C •zf'i

mitted to him. See note on reverse of enclosufrfe. \

(E-&* sd4 *

The Oxide of Cobalt is probably here in pajying qupnt i tie^ . .

9f £.C*~ «. ~\A^&

and perhaps other mineral deBired by you; which has-been overlb'okegl,

V^. K^X*W*V C4 J\ CvX CsV-%, U4

investigation for mineral being confined to Hast and Middle Tennessee.

£jSaU

l- about same as

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Ct^ tf**

Elevation here is 35 feet higher than Nashville, i

Hl.l». County. G

(jL- c.C*w>* «x.

If you are interested in the Cobalt, of which I send you by
registered mail a sample, would be glad to makejfujsbfcfsr investigation.
Very truly you^s

LT/J

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY

Trenton,.. M. . J....,...Kar.ch....9.., . 19.1.4..

Hr. Thomas A. Edison,

East Orange, II. J*

Dear Sir:

I am returning you hy express, charges prepaid,
topographical atlas sheets of Hew Jersey Hoe. 23 and 24 which
you kindly loaned this department several years ago for use
1B preparing report on the Iron Ores of the State. These
„p» . part or «.«

were returned you some years ago.

Thanking you for your kindness, I am,

| G-G l&'C—*

We have made a o ontrac V"wYth Morri^ fc Co. of , i , ^
Chicago to install a one-ton-a-day plant for the hydro- ■+ •hr*-'*-*'?
genating of cotton seed oil under the processes patented a*

by Dr. Hagemann and myself, wherein we use the Edison
oatalyser. This is to be done at the expense of Morris i'SeS*

g. co., and we are to receive no compensation therefor
the way of royalties pending an option of Morris & Co. ^Jt
to give an order at the expiration of sixty days for a
plant that will hydrogenate 5000 tons per year, or 17 tons
per day. we are working very hard on this initial one ^

plant that will hydrogenate 5000 tons per year, or 17 tons ,7s? |

per day. We are working very hard on this initial one ^ {

ton a day unit and hope to have it deliveredjjnijlkinago--'; «f

November first^g--

prom very intensive and elaborate exper imeM'alfwork S

carried out since I saw you last in our efforts to solve j* ^

certain of the technical difficulties encountered in des-
igning a plant for commercial purposes, we have had most ^

gratifying success and at present are quite confident that i i •tP

we shall be able to malce good.

I am sending you this report of the general condition
of affairs for two reasons, first, we shall want within 10 \ ' s

days, 100 pounds of the Edison flake which will go into thiSVJ
initial one ton plant, and second, just as soon as we get « Tc*

these practical matters out of our way, we purpose organiz- C
ing a company to handle all of these matters and shall, as ^ ^

per the agreement reached by you and myself, assign you the \v,
agreed upon interest therein.

There are a number of other packers and oil refiners
with whom we are carrying on some negotiations, but in near-
ly ©very instance we are endeavoring to delay doing anything
definite with them until we have the results of the two months
try-out of the one ton a day unit. If that is successful, wo
anticipate having all we can do in installing plants, natur¬
ally we have made some concessions to Morris & Co., because
of their willingness to build the initial plant at their own
expense but we have arranged to keep the financial agreement
with them confidential. This of course I shall give you any
time you desire the information. Subsequent licensees will
have to pay much more than Morris & Co. you may be sure.

-2-

■ Kindly let me know how soon we can have the flake
which of course, is to be paid for from the money already
in hands received from Morris as Co.

Our experimental work has shown the absolute necess¬
ity for keeping certain other metals out of contact with
the oil, hydrogen and niokel, consequently it will be nec¬
essary for us to have the flake as free from copper as pos-.
sible.

With sincere regards.

Cordially yours.

If you desire, I can probably arrange to go over
some afternoon soon and tell you about some of the
troubles we have had to overcome and howva overcame

<3/0.

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

[CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING FRAME]

CHARLES BASKERVILLE. PH. D.. F.C.S.

Zip ffinUrgr of Ujr CHtu of Ntm ?oth

Now York, Ilov. 2G, 1914.

T;;r . Y/. F. Meadowcroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange , II . J .

Dear Mr. Meadowcroft:

The sample of flakes has been received. As soon as possible we
shall make the experiments with it. The sample you sent is of suitable
size and you may send subsequent samples of that size.

As I telephoned you this morning, we are at presont giving all of our
time and attention to the construction of our first unit plant.

Cordially yours,

CB-TFO

/s$f

•jov; York, peoombo:

1014.

Hr. V . H. Headowdroft,

Edison Laboratory,

Orange , Y.-T.

■pear Mr. Meadoworoft:

I havo rocoived the last sample of
specially prepared nickle flake . ~e shall make some
experiments with this in a few days. At present v.e
are extremely busy making the final try-out of the plant
which we expect to ship to Chicago to-morrow or next day.
Ye shall, therefore, probably not he able to report any
results of the experimental work on this sample hoxore
the end of the week. wowever, its physical condition
s me most favorably.

cordially yours

impresses

Edison General File Series
1914. Mining - Ogden Iron Company (E-14-61)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the Ogden Iron Co. The items for 1914 pertain to efforts to locate the
company's minute book and other official records, the transfer of land to the
New Jersey Zinc Co., and a special meeting of the stockholders called by
Edison as president of the company

All of the documents have been selected.

New YORK

tiPtre (Miriam ^orilanb (Cemmt do.

gt.3amr>9'SuUDins

1133 Broadway

ja^m^ovk

M»roh 26th, 1914.

Mr. H.F. Miller,

Thoms A. Edison’s laboratory,

Orange, Hew Jersey.. , ... _ ...a *.«i •" °*r’

Dear Harry

Please note the attached letter from Mr. Frederick Baohman,
which explains itself.

In regard to the Ogden Iron Company, I have an indistinct
reoolleotion of having seen, either the minute hook or the stock certi¬
ficate hook in one of the safes at the laboratory, and I would suggest
that you look through the H.J.&P.C.Work’a safe; al 7
used by Judge Elliott or the large safe in the CeCt^iS^etf^tor room
and if you can locate them, turn them over to Mr. Baohman and let me know
whether or not they oan be found.

Mr. Edison is in error, as to my having personal knowledge
of the transfer from the Ogden Iron Company, as that was made before I
had any connection *ith the Concentrating work. If a quite claim deed
is to be given by the Ogden Iron Company to Mr. Edison, it will be nec¬
essary to locate the minute book or stook book, so that we will have some
definite information on which to work. So f^r as I know, there has been
no meeting, either of the Directors or stook-holders of the Ogden Iron
Company since I have been connected with the work.

Yours very truly

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

orange. N.J. March 24, 1914.

Mr. W. S. Mallory,

Edison Portland Cement Co. ,

St. James Bldg., #1133 Broadway,

Hew York City, K. Y.

Bear Sir:

Referring to yours of the 21st inst. addressed to
Mr. Harry F. Miller and relating to a deed and an assignment
from Mr. and Mrs. Edison to Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania
Concentrating Works, the deed and assignment in question
relate to property in Berks County, *a- and are, therefore,
of no assistance in connection with the search Being made
by Mr. Stryker. I have spoken to Mr. Stryker over the
telephone about these papers. Mr. Stryker states that he is
now going to put the whole situation up to the attorneys
of the Hew Jersey Zinc Company, and the next move must
come from them.

In my letter to you of the 13th inst- , I advised you
that I had sent to Hr* Edison a letter from Mr. Cobb of the
Hew Jersey Zinc Company in regard to the difficulties being
encountered in connection with the title to the property in
question. In reply to my inquiry whether or not he wanted
to grant an extension of time for the examination of title,

Mr. Edison made the .following memorandum:

"Yes, tell Mallory - also I own all the i Bto°k °|
Ogden Iron Company. Mallory knows all about this - see him .

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr* W. S. Mallory -2-

Maroh 24, 1914.

Unless the attorneys for the Hew Jersey Zinc Company
suggest^ some other course, I think that we can settle this
whole situation by having the Ogden Iron Company grant- a
quit claim deed to Mr* Edison who will then be in a position to
convey proper title to the Hew Jersey Zinc Company.

Very truly yours,

FB-KGX

West Orange, Hew Jersey,

June. . 1914.

To the Stockholders of The Ogden Iron Company:

In accordance with the authority vested in me hy
the Board of Directors, I, Thomas A. Edison, the president
of The Ogden Iron Company, hereby call a special meeting
of the stockholders of such company to he held at its
principal office, Edison laboratory, corner of lakeside
Avenue and Valley Road, '.Vest Orange, Hew Jersey, on the
29th day of June, 1914, at. . .

The nature of the business proposed to be trans¬
acted at such meeting is as follows:

(1) The election of directors of the company;

(2) The authorization of the Board of Directors
to take whatever steps may be necessary to perfect and con¬
firm the record title to certain real property now owned
by Thomas A. Edison and heretofore owned by The Ogden Iron
Company, and to this end to cause a suitable conveyance

of the said property to be made to Mr. Edison without any
consideration in addition to that which The Ogden Iron
Company may have heretofore received for the said property.
The property is located in the Counties of Sussex and
Morris in the State of Hew Jersey, contains approximately
2240 acres, and is the same property conveyed to the said
Thomas A. Edison by Randolph Perkins as receiver of the
Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works by deed dated
August 26, 1911, and recorded in book W 10 of Deeds for the
County of Sussex in the State of Hew Jersey at pages 414,

6l:0" (3) Such other business as may come before the I

Dated - June 1914.

president .

Edison General File Series
1914. Mining - Ore Milling - General (E-14-62)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the technical and commercial development of Edison's technologies for ore
concentration. The selected documents pertain primarily to Edison's
collaboration with Henry B. Clifford, a mine and mill operator who employed
longtime Edison associate James B. Ballantine as his engineer and
experimenter.

Approximately 25 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected documents consist primarily of letters of transmittal and unsolicited
inquiries that received no substantive reply from Edison.

j^tlftct |JIitnte “IKeitocttcm Olmttpany

SILVER PLUME, COLORADO

W.Meadoworoft, Esq.,
Edison Laboratory ,
Orange, N.J.

Hear Mr. Meadowcroft,

It is now some time since I wrote you; but I am pleased to say that
things have been going all right with me.

We have had to contend with the biggest snowfall on redord for Colorado;
and have been twice cut off from the outside world, having neither
trains nor mail for nearly a week each time. This has retarded work
considerably , but I hope to have the mill pretty nearly ready for
running empty by the first of February. I have already had some parts
running, among others, one of the sets of re-constructed roll*. These
rolls were originally built by the Allis-Chalmers Co. ; the rolls being
16" x 36" . I have had to make three, new' shafts, out . o'f^ the '
required for the two sets of rolls; and get two new swivel -box bearings
This, along with the new centers, with Edison crushing-plates, leaves
little of the old roll except the base and fixed bearings.

I have never seen machinery that had been so much abused as the
machinery in this old mill. When the babbitt wore out in the roll
bearings, the former operators stuck in pieces of old belting and
screen-plate, the outcome being that they finally grotind right through
the cast-iron bearing-sleeves, end into the web. In order to repair
this, and get it back into its former shape, I have had to shape out
steel spacing-pieces; fitting them perfectly, and screwing them strong¬
ly to the cast-iron; afterwards filling in the spaces between them with
babbitt; on which were' laid- quarter- inch steel plate?, shaped to the
circle of the original bearing. On the top of this was put the babbitt
to form the bearing proper.

Mr. Edison will appreciate, I am sure, the way we have done the work,
when he knows that after starting the first set of rolls, and giving it
a run of four-hours-and-a-half, to test against heating, that after the
switch was pulled the roll made 125 revolutions before it came to a
standstill.

The crushing face is only 4-y2" wide; but I am confident that it will
be a trifle for these rolls to produce 12-1/2 tons per hour, crushed to
30 mesh. '

I have the main classifier installed, and pretty nearly completed; and
have put in, altogether, forty towers; 24" in diameter; twenty of them
being 3o feet high, ten of them 20 feet, and ten 16 feet.

The water carrying the slimes, (rich in value) from the main classifier
is conducted to the bottom of one set of the thirty -foot P
Vmp nn upward flow of one foot per minute, making a rough classification
of^three^sizes; th eHfe at the top being lifted by a centrifugal pump
back into the classifier. The three sizes of sludge thus produced
ere pumped toother three sets of settling towers, the heaviest
material going to the 30' towers, the next size to the 20 , and the
lightest of all to the 15' ones.

The work has now been carried on far enough so that the mill is n°w
comeftoing to take the shape of its final appearance ; and it all looks
very well; and, I think, will do us all credit when I am “

it7 Of course it is only- a little toy, compared with t.ne otner Edison
plants with which I have been associated; but I must i admit that it
looks far more promising as a money-maker than any of them, and in a .
couple- of months I hope to have some very interesting figures to gi re
you, • .

With kindest regards, and best wishes for a happy and

prosperous New Year, to Mr. Edison, yourself, and all my
old friends at the Laboratory,

Yours sincerely.

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H.I'.miar, Esq.,
Secy, Thomas A.Edisc
Orange, N.J.

My dear Mr. Millar,

I have your favor of January 28th, and learn with deep eegret of Mr.
Edison's illness; hut am glad to know that he is again back at the
laboratory, and fit for work.

I am very sorry to learn that the ^troit people never sent you that
$500.oo. I have written repeatedly about this matter, but always get
the same answer; that Mr. Clifford has not turned over to them Mr.
Edison's license; authorizing them to use the process; and until that
is done they will pay no more of his debts.

As far as I can make out, it seems to be up to Mr. Clifford, to settle
this affair, and put it on a proper business basis; so that you could
get your money.

I have only the highest praise for the way the Detroit people have
kept me supjjlied with money to meet my bills every month.

I am very pleased to be able to tell you that the mill is fast reaching
completion, and that I hope to finish up with being at least 15^
under my estimate. I am also hope to get 300 tons per day through the
mill, instead of the 200 they asked for.

Everything looks very promising and I feel confident of success. Of
course, I know, X will have many bugs to remedy; and I also know that
X have made many mistakes; but I am sure I have made none that I
cannot find a way round.

With kindest regards
I remain,

Yours very truly

trusted entirely to Belentine and myself and for that reason I am
insisting that no newspaper talk he indulged in out there tut to
quietly try the mill out and see if it will run.

-2-

Che mining engineers of
Ehey dislike any man that attempts
from the old lines. You and I are
revolutionize the milling of ores,
of it as I am that I am living. 1
think. I know that failure can con

this country are a hard lot.
to make any progress away
going to, in the end,

I am just as confident
am not as optimistic as you
ie; therefore 1 am very cautious.

With kind regards, X am.

Dear Mr. Edison:

Enclosed you will, find H.Y. Draft to your

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S, evidently eoild not get it out of the funds he had on
hand, as the work out there has cost more than he thought
it would. I don't have to make any excuses to you, X
vnow . You and I have been in the same boat frequently in
the’ past. That which I feel badly about is, that I haven t
been able to pay my full account with you, for you did not
do your business with me on strictly business lines , but
our relations have been more as pals, ana naturally I nave
felt keenly my inability to make good on these things •

But the balance that I owe on the general laboratory ao-
count I will send on very shortly now.

In making out the license for the Detroit people,
Mr. Hardy left out that they were to have the exclusive
rin-ht to this process in the Griffith district. I premised
these people this, and it's in keeping with ^understand¬
ing with you. So when I see you again, I am going to get
you to fix up the matter for them.

Work on the mill is getting along very fine, and
I hope to be able to make a report to you in a short time.

1 have cautioned Ballantine to say nothingaboutmatters,
h pr»«m«ie as vou say. there are always little th-nge oiiwu
wonTrin risht. If I can make your crushers run wet any
where near as good as they run dry, and my classiiier idea
runs as I hope it y; ill, then r“ n « w

ion will make the mining world
s 1 1 ~up ~ and take notice: It certainly has beenaf earful

. - v,.* t be the means of adding a lit-

two years on me, but if I can ue “*TTr*"f ,tl
tie to your deserved reputation as a metallurgist, I will
be highly repaid by the fact that I was your associate m
these metdlurgioal experiments.

Waldorf-Astoria,
Hew York City.

Jiil&er pimttc ^xcimctiou (dompany

SILVER PLUME, COLORADO

Dear Mr. Millar,

end have refrains

lonp-standinp debt nan neen taiu.

I had repeatedly taken it up with the
"Detroit people, "but owinr to the rows which werepoinp
them end Mr. Clifford, through his trying °ut he came to

promises; they refused to pay any more of his deh.,s until he c«me

X ksone am plad to know, however, that everything has been amiably
settled at last.

y'ith Mr. Edison beimr away in Tlorida, 1 have not

on in a lonp time; as I wanted t.o be able to
n I did write . I have been up apainst. it for
0 behind in pettin;' the mill started; throupn
h unforeseen obstacles; in connection with the aerial
tramvav which transports the ore from the dumps on the mounta in-sid.

r»s a

and I am able to load the ore at the dumps, run it tarourr. i t «

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at the mill, for 28 cts per ton.

I hope to have the mill payinp its own

:%ftVS

I suuoose however, that Mr. Wilson, who visited n
apo will have Riven a whole lot of news about the place.

written to Mr. Mi
sedd very pood ni
some time,
meetinp

i couple of weeks

V’ith kindest repards .1

all my -

l friends,

Tours very truly,

isiis t warn »'

ataeiiTWiiiiiMr

Works for Wizard's Process Completed and Tested
And Said to Be a Success, But No Evidence to
Show More Than Meager Results Obtained. '

jltl&er |Umttc •Heiutrfunt (Eontpany

SILVER PLUME) COLORADO

It is now a long time since I wrote .you, taut with Mr
Edison taeinr away and not having much to tell you, I have put off
writing until I had something definite to report.

I am now on the eve

of starting up the mill on a commercial scale. I thin!; I have pot
through the experimental running stage; and everything promises very
well.

I really believe I am going to make a taig lot of money for the
people who hacked the scheme; and when I write you next time, I hope to
tae stale to give you definite figures for Mr Edison's information;
which I expect will tae interesting.

Owing to the small tonnage required

to tae crushed per hour; I made the first set of roll plates only 4-l/2"
wide; (1. e. the crushing-face) hut I have since found this to be too /
large; and expect & set. back from the foundry to-day, with the faces
only 3” wide.

There is on* thing I would like you to lay before Mr
Edison, for the sake of Mr Clifford, i.nd people in 'Detroit, who have
hacked him; and that is this:-

The people from whom Mr Clifford secured
the supply of Dump and Stope ore, are, in my opinion, not to tae
trusted. He made a bargain to take and mill this ore, paying them
25 cts per ton for it. "Tien he made the bargain, he paid them P.5, 000. oo
and since that time a monthly payment' for some time, until his funds
ran short. In all, he tells me he has paid them P15f00n.oo.

A short

time ago the Detroit people who were financing this Mill started to sup?
ply the necessary money to put the Dumps in shape, so that the ore could
be handled. Since' then the oil flotation people came along, and offered
50 cts per ton for the ore; and the original Co were quite prepared
to catch Clifford on a technicality and take the dumps away from him
notwithstanding all the money he had paid them without getting a penny

Hacl this gone through, of course the Mill would have been
useless without an ore supply; and they, I have no doubt, figured that
the Mill would revert back to them dirt cheap. As I neither want to see
those people who have risked their money, nor Clifford lose on this deal
I would like to get Mr Edison to agree that if such an event happened

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Dear ?fr Keadoweroft,

At. the request of the direetoi
Reduction Company, I wish to lay certain facts he
consideration, as they do not wish to t6.ee any a<
without Mr Edison's approval.

Wien Mr 1

of the dumrj and stope ore belonging to tne 'Jive a ireiioai; ^ _

In the se° s t” t ement s'*" they ^ gu» ran teed%he^
dump ere to overage eleven ounces in silver, ana tee stope o:e in the
neighbourhood or twenty-two ounces.

ijfr Clifford had behind him at that

time certain Pittsburg friends who were financing the undertaking and
I believe ihev paid f5i0,000.oo cash on account a the t- ir.ejie -oox ° re
the control, besides making a number of monthly payments . ■ ..ei warao.
Through-' financial difficulties, his Pittsburg friends were unable to
continue making these payments, or to provide the money necessary to
open up the dumps and stopes, and to repair the aerial tram a.,
to deliver ore to the mill, when we were ready for it.

I wish you to understand the*, the group
of Detroit people who had undertaken to provide the money
practical'waj'8outrhere^Sh8d&noT;intepe|ts^in the ore deposits They were

■ tes sab: srs sa si’s, as «&*» ™aa

were unable to do sc; the Detroit people, came to ine ' ®.o ca.’ry out
«FSS ^^^r^^se-p^erl^'end in doing so I cut right

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in the crude, instead of eleven as guaranteed .

V/e also spent a certain

amount of money, in opening up 1 °0f rf suppose "°'to be ^thf "

Tunnel, with a to reachin^the^riche, ^ore^sup^ ^ stopes

was^hended over Oik to the Detroit company, who were quite ready to

provide the money necessary for the prope- development o. the isork.

They are determined, k

They are now trying to obtain a new ^^"t.fro^the^uves, relic. g*Bts
Co, based on the true values o ‘ ^ t With Clifford the Detroit people

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B. Clifford took over the conti
the Dives Pelican Seven Thirty
n tbs belief that the statement:
ater.ents they guaranteed the^
Iver, and the stope ore in the

They do rot wish to do anything, however, ‘which Mr Edison considers
would he injurious t.o his good name, in any way . Those of them who
visited me in Silver Plume, and have seen the mill in operation, are
thoroughly convinced that the milling process is a. huge success, hut
they are simply opposed to having to p- y for something that they are
not getting.

7/e are all thonoughly convinced that the gr me the old
company is playing ±s is to try to make it impossible for us to operate
the mill, so that it would revert hack to them, as naturally the Detroit
people would not pay the $25,000. oo due on the mill, unless they could
make a profit on milling the ore. It was for tfie purpose of offsetting
this scheme, which I saw through some months ago, that I wrote you ip
my last letter, to <~et Mr Edison to agree that, the rights and privileges
which he had granted in connection with this milling process were non-
transferable. In answer, you wrote roe to say that Mr Edison was going
to take it up with ,fr Clifford, hut of course I do not know what has been
done in the matter. I do stixi. know that Mr Clifford is doing his utmost
to try to make the old company see reason, end agree to the making of a
new contract, hut so far nothing has been settled upon.

With kindest regards to all ,

I remain ,

Yours very sincerely,

Edison General File Series
1914. Mining - Ore Milling - Foreign (E-14-63)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's shareholdings in the Dunderland Iron Ore Co., Ltd., and its
successor the New Dunderland Co., Ltd.

Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been selected. The
items not selected consist primarily of letters of transmittal and
acknowledgment.

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

January 19, 1914.

Sir 0. Croydon Harks ,

57-68 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,

London, V. C. , England.

Dear Sir:

I enolose herewith circular letters of the Dunderland Iron
Ore Compeny, Ltd. dated July 23, 1913 and August 6, 1913, also
a letter addressed to Mr. Edison from the Hew Dunderland Company, Ltd.
dated December 30, 1913. I aleo enclose stock certificate Ho. 4010
calling for 6733 ordinary shares of five pounds each in the Dunderland
Iron Ore Company, Ltd. standing in the name of Thomas Alva Edison,
said shares being numbered from 299064 to 306796 inclusive, said
certificate being dated November 17, 1908. I would also call your
attention to the fact that 100 ordinary shares of the Dunderland Iron
Ore Company, Ltd., certificate Ho. 4000, was registered in your name,
we holding your receipt to Messrs. J. S. Morgan & Co. for that
certificate, said receipt being dated December 23, 1908.

As I understand this plan, Mr. Edison is called upon to
surrender his stock certificate and receive in return therefor one
profit sharing certificate with respect to each five pounds of capital
stock held by him. This Mr. Edison is willing to do and you may take
the necessary steps for effecting this transfer.

Mr. Edison also haB a right to subscribe to a certain number
of shares of the capital stock of the Hew Dunderland Company, Ltd. Mr.
Edison does not desire to avail himself of this privilege and is un¬
willing to subscribe for any shares in the; said Company.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

' ;«r G, Croydon Harks,

London, England. -2- 1/19/14.

After you have attended to thlB matter, will you kindly
return the enclosed letters of July 23. 1913, August 6. 1913 and
December 30, 1913, and meanwhile acknowledge receipt of this
communication.

I remain ,

Yours very truly,

ENCLS.

DH/JU

General Counsel.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

g.Croydon Marks.

57 & 58. Lincoln's Inn Fields,

London. W. C.

29th January, 1914.

Delos Holden, Esq..,

Messrs. Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, H.J.

Dear Mr. Holdeh,

re Dunderland.

I have yours of the 19th instant enclosing the
Dunderland Certificate Ho. 4010 for 6733 shares in the name
of Mr. Edison and I am forwarding this to the Company with
a notification that Mr. Edison does not propose to subscribe
for any further shares but will take up the new Certificate
in exchange for the present one.

In the matter of the 100 shares held in my name, I
frankly have not troubled to deal with the matter of subscri¬
bing for new shares or exchanging such, as it would be of so
little value, and in rendering my, account to Messrs. Thomas
/ A. Edison, Inc., I gave credit for the receipt by me of the
money that was paid amounting to £1. 13. 4., for the exchange
of that Certificate in the liquidation of the Company - which
ended the transaction bo far as I was concerned.

I will return the documents and papers re Dunderland
when the transaction is completed.

Tours faithfully, /

New Dunderland Company

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
To be held 30th December, 1914.

DIRECTORS' REPORT.
BALANCE SHEET.

The New Dunderland Company, Limited.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS

To the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of The New
Dunderland Company, Limited, to be held at Winchester House,
Old Broad Street, in the City of London, on Wednesday, the 30bh
December, 1914, at 2.30 p.m.

The Directors beg to submit herewith tho Report and State
ended 30lh September. 1914, duly audited.

At tho Statutory Meeting held on tho 27th March, 1914, j
the position of affairs at that date.

Duxnunusn laox Onu Companv. Limited.—' The Reports from this Company indicate that
tho progress of work at Dundoiiaml continued to he satisfactory up to tho outbreak of hostilities. '

Mr. Bamiatyne, the Resident Manager of the Dunderland Iron Ore Company, Limited, has
recently visited London, and his Report on Operations to the 30th September last, is enclosed
herewith.

West F.IOIIII Iron Pub Company. Limited. — Your Directors decided not to avail themselves
of tho Option to outer into a working arrangement with this Company.

Mr. Theodore J. Hoover retired from the Board in September last and Mr. S. 0. Mngonms
"'as elected in his stead. His election, howover, will require confirmation at tho forthcoming
Meeting.

In accordance with tho .Articles of Association, Mr. 13. 0. Forster Brown retires nt
tho forthcoming Meeting and offers himself for re-election.

Tho Auditors, Messrs. \V. B. l’eat & Co., also retire and offer thomsclrcs for re-election.

Office* of the Company:

8, Ot.o Jeivuv, Lonuo.v, E.C.

VUh December, 1914

E. 0. FORSTER BROWN,

THE NEW DUNDERLAND COMPANY, LIMITED.

BALANCE SHEET at 30th September, 1914.

Edison General File Series
1914. Motion Pictures (E-14-64)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the technical and commercial development of motion pictures in the United
States and other countries. In addition to the incoming letters, there are
numerous interoffice communications by executives, managers, experi¬
menters, and other employees of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Among the many
documents pertaining to the kinetophone (Edison's system for talking motion
pictures) are items regarding the construction of a new studio in the
Kinetophone Film Plant Building in West Orange and detailed reports
concerning market conditions in Europe, South America, and Japan. A
communication of March 20, 1914, by Edison's personal representative and
chief engineer Miller Reese Hutchison discusses a plan to obtain exclusive
American rights to Agfa nonflammable film stock and then secure legislation
banning flammable film. Communications by Hutchison of March 29 and April
2 contain detailed accounts of the fire at the Bronx motion picture studio.
There are also references to the Home Kinetoscope and the use of motion
pictures for educational purposes. The correspondents include engineer and
longtime Edison associate Adolph F. Gall, who was attending to Edison's
motion picture interests in Europe and Russia at the outbreak of World War
I; Thomas Graf, one of Edison’s principal representatives in Europe; and
experimenter John H. Powrie.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The
material not selected consists primarily of duplicates, letters of transmittal and
acknowledgment, and unsolicited correspondence that received no
substantive reply from Edison.

THE LILY

Daylight Moving Picture Houie

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Hr. Wilson:-

I have the following letter from Otto J.
Heinzmann, dated Paris, December 25th:

"Enclosed herewith you will find a pretty good account of
my doings since December 15th.

"I was all ready to give a show before the King of Spain,
but the King was not ready on the 15th, and I was told he
would be in shape by the 16th at 9 P. M. I tried out the
mechanism on the morning of the 16th, and everything was

0. K.

"King Alphonso showed up in the evening, and the show went
very good indeed. I had the pleasure of shaking his hand,
and talked with him for about ten minutes. He speaks
English fluently, and is well posted.

"On December 17th, I took down the outfit from the 1alace,
and took it to the Castle of the Prime Minister of Spaib.
Moved it about three miles in an awful truck, and rode with
it so as to be sure to give the show Friday night, December
19th, at 10 o'clock. The show went off in good Bhape and
was a real swell affair. The ladies had low necks and
stunning gowns. I received a silver cigarrette case and a
match-box, after the show.

"After the show, I had to take up the outfit, and did not
get through until 2.30 A. M. , and had to get the nine
o'clock train for ■‘'aris, December 20th. I had no Bleeper,
the cars were cold, but I walked up and down in the cars
to keep warm, and got some hot coffee in a restaurant in some

station,

"December 21st, arrived in Paris at 2.3
left for Berlin in the evening, and told i

1.1. Mr. Gruser
: to wait here in

lari o until he got to Berlin, and he would wire Mr. Graf's
instructions for me.

"December 22nd, Mr. Bey man , Manager of the Edison BnriB

Office, received a telegram from Mr. Graf not to pay me
that if my services

any more. X told Mr. Beyman /were no longer required, or not
enti: factory, to send my money and ticket forhome. Bov.’, I
don't want to get broke here in Baris, and I do want to know
where X am going to get my pay from. I am at a loss as to
what to do at these actions of Mr. Graf . I think I will
wire to America.

On the evening of December 22nd, I did wire and told them
of Mr. Graf's stopping my pay in Paris.

"December 24th, Mr. Beyman got 'n't el eg ram from Mr. Graf from
Berlin to pay me promptly every Saturday, and now I am
•happy again. I have not had any money. from the firm since
December Uth, and then it was two ttys overdue, my pay-day
being the sixth. X have borrowed from the Vienna concern
ever since. of

"As for saving any money of my salary here, it is out/the
question. I have to stop at the high.-price hotels with the
rest of the promoters or management, and I have had no cxtraB
rtrft at all, not even taxicab fare to and from the Station,
with my heavy baggage.

"But I wanted this job and got it, bo I am gping to make
good whij.e here, and I do hope that when I get back, there

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will be a job for me on the road again with a manager like
I had in Mr. Morrison.

"I just met a man in a restaurant, who told me that the raris
rights were bought by Mr. Charlie. I have met Mr. Charlie.

He is a theatre owner and a very rich man.

Otto J, Heinzmann".

The above is extracted from thiB letter, which is
of considerably greater length, but this is the only part
that has any bearing on the business.

If the "Mr. Charlie" to whom he refers is the one
who used to be in the automobile business in 1902 in Paris,

I think it will be well for us to keep our eyes on him.

At that time, he was notoriously crooked, and got the best
of everyone who did any business with him in high-priced
automobiles.

M. R. HUTCHISON.

Copies to Mr. Edison and Mr. Millar.

itional Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Dear Sir:- ^ Bevoral years i have been in corrospondenoo v/ith your
company in regard to having the varioiis suhjoo^^ ’au^ inQlua od scientifi*

as?

which non numbers hal* a million w^e^in tho TJnr^ that wo stand for,

I! 1ST£ss?\?!“8- -* “ 01

0?"S.°;;»tS!'Sa1iS S ?l«lea lands. oai.olaUl 1» «» «

the missionaries.

Last summr before our world's convention
Ur. Ives met V/ith our Hen York ® a^office 1105 Tribune Bldg., to

your your correspondent1, at my “^2sBCenariis v,ere completed, hut
consider this work. He told us acred as presenting scientific tem-

none that co^ld sP^ii’^ally he considered^^ PcenariosSon the subject that

Sf »oS%l“e;S»”‘ »4 “» Educational do-ittoo, it ««« I,, oh.lp.

I secured a scenario on

Davis who is Worlds and ®a^i02„\T^UPTyes. He wrote me that the committee
structiQn Dept., and sent itto I • • repare^ along the lines exactly

had passed on the scenario, but it was not prepare^ Bteft byl,Irs pavis

S??“aerTor“%rw5 Si 3l oSSSu” to oo-Sporate . Hr. Ivon rotnrn.d
the scenario.

Hrs. Elina 1^

inPanseparatehpackage fSrwarded the scenarios ^^^f^Kit^the in-
«tS’^rg?1»s JSToirin the Edison concern tut that pen
represent tho Educational Dept.

n e&xus a» #■» «>» -•

Be ok no “eSd Bith1oaS«l°aerSt!'tkoh<lSB°'f*°°®'*

stifSoSrinr.oiMf.r^ I- 1"« - -1 >i-'>i “*

narcotics.

I .. constantly b.ing "goS'SfJSS^S.’S” S «og

minsiters, and missionaries i J rin_ the films and machines, for I al^o

£“?.;? ?;• in ««*

If the scenarios do not prove of interest, pleas,
Respectfully yours

fsicmGd} Harriet

return them.

January 7, 1914.

Ur. Wilson

I a~i in receipt of the following letter from Kr.
H. M. Wilson, our Kinetophone inBtaller in Australia:

"Bendigo, Australia,

December 3, 1913.

Dear £3ir:-

Since writing you last week from Adelaide, I have
Journeyed to Melbourne, and then up here to Bendigo, where
I am installing the Kinetophone in the Lyric Theatre. The
house has a capacity of a little over 2,OCO, It has been
running lees than a year, and 1b the most up-to-date and
beBt moving picture house I have yet seen. The throw is 135
feet, witha 28 foot picture. They use from 80 to 100 amperes,
depending upon the nature of the film, and use a 30 milli¬
meter oarbon in the top and 22 millimeter carbon in the
bottom. As usual, theoperator has sot up a heavy lamp and
large lamp house, and discarded the smaller affair that
come with the outfit.

As the screen sets rather far back on the stage,
and as there will be some loss of sound with the phonograph
back of the screen, I am placing the phonograph kxBXxaJbctfcx
kkxxxxx in front of the screen, behind the bottom border
whioh is nearly give feet high , and which is not attached
to the screen, being on a frame by itself and movable. The
horn is completely out of sight, even from the balcony. We
have simply moved the bottom border forward about five feet,
and it is impossible to tell, when looking at the screen
from any part of the house, that the bottom border is not
right up against the screen.

There are two brick walls to go through. One hole is
finished and pulleys in plaoe to that point. I.'OBt of the
work is up in the ceiling, and it is like a furnace up there.
The hot weather has set in all over the Country now in
earnest. I expect to be ready to break in the operator the
first part of next week, and the opening will take place
the end of next week.

Wishing you all a Happy Hew Year, I am,

Respectfully yours,

It. M. Wilson"

The above for your information.

. M. R. HUTCHISON.

Copies to Mr. Bdlson and Mr. Millar.

Hasars. Ulllor, Hutchison, aajdv/ln, 1. W. HoOhooney:

21oaoo note that wo have developed a satisfactory method
of packing the Jumbo Kiaotopbone blanks bo that 16 may he safe¬
ly transported abroad in one case. 2hln will therefore tote
3arQ of the problem of getting the blanks to tho studios.

Fivo toots woro made to prove that this method of packing
lo satisfactory, uts follows:

2 lrot - 16 blanks patdtfcd in the now style eons and then in
a Case and dumped end over end 60 timos - case opened - unDrokon.

: Second - Sane blanks packed in samo case and damped on floor

66 times, Caoo oponed and blanks inspootoa — none broken,

Tjiird - nma blanks paokaa in seme oaso with now egvor(as
other cover had boon broken) dumped 100 times on floor. Case
opened had blanks inspected - mono broken.

Fourth - >5 oho blanks, packed in new oaso. Case thxovm from
balcony. mid badly smashed. Casa opanoa and blanks inspoctoa.

1 blank broken.

. Fifth - Samo blanks packed in another, navi case. CasO
thrown from balcony twice. Oaso all smashed. Opened, and
blanks inspected - 1 blank oraokod.

ELaaso noto that tho samo blwiks were used in teotoMothe five
tests and throe oasoo 'used altogether. She seme .

used in all of tho flvo toots. She blanks r?®°iv°d. 205.
end aumps and throe falls from tho balcony with but two breakages.

Please note that those tests are GatiBfaotory.and this
method ofr.packing will ho adoptod on outgoing ahipmants of blanks.

Copies to Messrs. Edit

H. 2. looming

January 10, 1914.

Mr. Edison:

Aorooos of the recent letter sent to exhibitors

„„ „ ...... «». ,*s

s&gsgzesss*

s°oSeas£8they vdl“f! Of course, he has been able to get an
expression from only a few branch managers.

Mr Wilson, Mr. Plimpton, Mr. McChesney and I

h1 thatnuntilC the^new^f ilm^plsnt^is ' organized there wil? S£"
difficulty in handling an extra the^eneral^ilm

connection with the J° Jh®xtra multiple to pay us,

Company would °rd®* en°£f£ f£is is an inopportune time for us to
lead everyone to feel that ^isd^h“"ne"Ts suggestion was that as

rv.f ....I.. ~ .&•£*, “

?*r. suri.rLr&r .ss.r .. *.

mo stUf easible° thing to do in the circumstances.

6m/ AAvUlO'lAU^

A** . wCf -

Crr^j

~X i vtfZ^vr*\ smrVJ\>
1

Jan. 13. 1914,

,.io flora. Miller, Ilutohisan, Baldwin, L. V.'.

Supplementing my Memo, of Jan. 9, regarding the paoking of
Jumbo Klnetophono Blanks!

Ploaso note that 6 Xinotophone Blanks, packed in on oil barrel,
weighing 76 1/2 lbs., each oon previously having boon packed in a
corrugated carton, stuffed with excelsior, tho lids of tho cartons
then boing properly secured with sealing tape

tho barrel viith oroolsior, two in a row. She test then given the
barrel was as follows s

1 - Boiled it- down runway on side of Bldg. 22 at tho foot of which
it etruok a heavy oloeper and then rolled ovor end for end about
throe times.

8 • Boiled it down roadway at Bide of Bldg. 21, oausing it to strike
tho oomont gutter with groat force throe times. Boiled it into the
telegraph polo and then alanraod it up against wall of oxfloe build¬
ing, it being noooosary for tho barrel to jump commit gutter before
striking off! oe building wall.

0 - So then loaded it on a truck Just outside of ..the office and ran
with the load to a point about ton feet from tho staopost part of
oomLt Juttar in front of Bldg. 21. where the man stopped suddenly,
throning tho barrel end ovor ond, causing it to strike the oomont
gutter In turning.

4 - v/o hoisted it to roof of freight oar ana threw it off .causing
the cask to strike endways. Wo again hoisted it to the roof of
freight oar and throw it off, causing it to strike on its side.

B - It was then brought book to tho point Just outside of tho -
office, loaded on a truok and thrown in the oomont gutter by man ^
running with the load, stopping so suddenly that it was turned over
endways two or tbroo times.

RESOLE - When tho blanks were unpacked we found only one broken, and
that was one of tho blanke at the top of the oask, wh^c^AJr^°"
ly boon us eked in a oast iron can that hau boen turned over 86 times
out in tho yard and thrown from the roof of a freight cor. Eho
sin blanks paoked for shipment in tho oil barrel weighed approximate¬
ly 115 lbs.

In view of the above test, it is iir. Kd Ison's desire that we
adopt this method of packing on all shipments of Kim tophono Jumbo
blanks, going to the atudioe abroad, until tho audios aro thoroughly
familiar with, this method of packing.

Jt is understood that they will return tho rooorded reoords
paoked. exactly tho same ae they are received from us. sf8a^Ar”f,
this point, Sr. Miller should advlco the foroign ntudios in detail.

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I have lnatruotod Hr. Baldwin to got In touch with Hr.
Miller for tho pur poo o of explaining thin packing ana also to
arrange With him for tho insiioftiutG shipment of ono barrel to
on oh of the Studios so that they may understand ns soon as
possible, Junt ho-.v the blanks aro paokod and also how tho return
reoordB should bo handled.

H2L.BB

Copies to ilosors. Edison, Kllson

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLACING KINETOPHONE WAX RECORDS IN PACKING TIMS ,

PACKING THE TIN8 IN CARDBOARD CARTONS, PACKING THE CARTONS,

REMOVAL OF OABTONS FROM BARREL,

' REMOVAL OF RECORDS FROM TINS.

IMPORTANT

THE RECORD BOX

Refer to Figure 1. The record box consists of an outer
container, a bottom , a mandrel with four felte cemented thereto
a stripper washer with felt on one side, and a top whioh;, when
inserted, holds the mandrel against radial movement.

Refer to' Figure 2. Some of these boxes have been sent out
with reoords in them. All such boxes mUst be drilled ibn.^hjj v
bottoms, three holes equally spaoed, as per tqmplet we furnish
with each strippfer. -

Inserting the Btripper .washer. (Refer to Figure 3) The ,
stripper washer consists of a metal washer with felt on one sl<
This' is placed in the tin box or can with the felt side up, an.
is gently forced to the bottom of said box. (Note - All boxes
that are drilled by you with: the three holes, as above apeoifi
must be provided with these stripper, rings before shipment of
reoords in them) . "*• ;

TO PLACE RECORD IN BOX

After having placed the stripper washer
je of corrugated paper of suoh length' and

(Refer to Figure 4).;
into .the box, place a pie(

width as will fit nicely into the inside of
around, as shown id Figure 5. This corrufeate
je'ot one- third out of’ the tin box. with eorr
wax, -before the record is attempted to he pi
Corrugated paper and mandrel of the tin box.
in good detail.

Shove the reoord down firmly until the
resting against the stripper washer on the 1
’ box. A little pressure is necessary to bott
Hext place the top on the tin box
the box to th'e top by means pf electrician'

Cut out a piece of thick paper, and ce
of the tin box in such, manner as to thoroug
"A", Figure 2, or use legal paper seals and
•••>■■ '. Refer to Figure 6. The top is then fui
box by means of a securing bolt • having, the
either end. ’Setting up on the nut after pis
the can opening will securely look the top

TO PACK IN CARDBOARD CARTON,

TO PACK THE CARTONS I IT •BARREL FOR 8HIP).CEHT.

Refer to Figure 8. *

PORT AMT . Not more than four records muBt,
until further notification from. us.

barrel ,

■

V-r 9 th

”l»- °f *‘‘e'tin *“ ""

- I | c^tullj WV-W-pr... Sg§g W» ^ |gf|§

„a„, enicrinC »,. iol.. o„ W.e .V.OV,,. »1S

, the reoord out of the box. Be very careful in this >P *

Continue «.. Bro,.uro J.un.nud until th. o„t»« *•»•*, »

teen forced out of the tin box.

Refer to Fisure 11. Insert the hand in the top of
, * . record W very; carefully remove came f xah ,the >fltri^e|,

' mandrel. : ,

It is noted that the stripper has forced the cylin.

clear of the tin box, so that in no case can the side o
record come into contact with any surface that .will inj)
.in the removal operation.

Always place the reoord on. whatever table or other
support it is to rest upon, with the record on its end.

80 -.A- description’ of the subj eot of whioh the negative has

been made should he plaoed in this same envelope, for the guidance
of the developing, man in the home plant.

9. This description should refer particularly to the
high lights and shadows , baokground and foreground.

DIRECTIONS FOR PACKING NEGATIVES FOR SHIPMENT TO AFRICA.

1.. After’ plaoing the negative in its can, carefully seal ,
the can iy means of at least two layers of electrician's white
tape, not less than 3/4" wide, wound around: the joint.

2'. On the outside of the envelope and on the top of the
film box' write the title of the film scenario. •

3. If there are ,any sub-titles to go on this film, the
contekt thereof should be inoluded in this same envelope.

4. Wrap the negative can in At least two layers of, paraffin

paper, inserting the envelope 'tobntaining the- developed test strip
and description of the negative, and secure with twine. _ v

5. Be sure to place the exposed film in a cool, dry, dark

place until ready for shipment. .

1. When you have aooumulatod a sufficient number of neg-.

■ ■ ’.V , . • 4 ■ ■

atives to ship to America, have a local tinsmith construct, OUT
OF BLOCK TIN, a containing cylindrical' can eight inches in
diameter ah<i ■ two inches longer than: the pile of negatives when
, stacked one on top of the other. ’ ■ '

2. Cut a -large piece of corrugated paper to the proper
dimensions to allow jtou to roll up the pile of. negative tine to
make a bundle: which will slip snugly into- the •containing tin.

' ’ . ’ • • ‘ '

3We„'ln tyie tottpm ^^op;lefldB f.o^.tH^ ti . , .

.„ ■». tti. —

«*• »-■ »d «•''••-"*• f°”*a “• “ "
should not rattle around In the containing tlm ’

hHii

i »»*.»

okS/rapj

, •

one of the negative

'. , , '

■ 'ianilary -iV’

®g8lg

I am in receipt of the following letterf from

Kinetophone expert, Charles Schlatter, in Japan;/

"Osaka; Japan ,

Dec. 18, 1913.

It might seem strange to you that I have not written to you
sooner.

I wish you could he with me just one day to see and realize
the soft jobj

You gentlemen said, in a very nice way, before my departure,
"You are going to have a nice pleasant trip with plenty of
recreation and beautiful scenes in Japan."

If you call this recreation, I would like to have a definit¬
ion for work.

Since I have been in Japan I have had to work like every¬
thing to be able to make both endB meet, as far as delivering the
goods is concerned. In fact, my health has begun to fail me a
little. I em suffering mostly of insomnia, and alv/ays have a head¬
ache. The other day, I consulted a physician who said that I was
overwdrking myself, and that I must take it a little easier.

Nice proposition. Easy for him to say, but a different matter
when you have a pile of work waiting for you every dayj

There has been a continuous rush, without any rest at all,
since I started to work for this company.

The other day was my fifth Sunday here in Japan, and in those
five Sundays, I have been working four of them.

It isn't so much the work, but a lot of patience is re¬
quired on this job, and as I know the Kinetophone success in

Japan depends a great deal upon the faithfulness of my work, I
have taken this job very much at heart and want to have a clean
conscience that I have done everything I could to contribute all
possible success to these people of the Nippon Kinetophone Co. I
want to see a successful business, as I am getting from them the
best treatment in every respect that could be expected.

Mr. Fujisawa is also very tired. In fact, ali the partners
of the Company have worked very hard to get the talking pictures
well, started.

The hardest job of all is the training of the future Kineto¬
phone operators.

I have tho boys about nineteen or twenty years and a man of
thirty-five whom X am instructing. These three students have
never operated a projection machine before. They are no mechanics
and have absolutely no notion at all of operating. One of the
young men has worked in a film factory for a certain time, and
knows a, little bit about film,- but that is all. So far he is the
most competent of the three.

They are bright boys (for certain things) onl^, and good
and willing. But to make a real success of these men, you can
realize what a very difficult job I have. I have to, in one word,
learn them a trade.

I started in to teach them the A, B C of Electricity. Then
all about optical principles, with mechanics of the mechanism,
etc., etc. To all of this they were entirely without knowledge,
and you can see what a difficult matter it is for me to teach
them how to operate and take care of the Kinetophone, when they
know nothing whatever about bench work.

The work would not "be so hard with men who are able to
understand your own language; but my students understand very
little English. So I have to tell them things not once or twice,
but sometimes ten or twelve times. Then I am not quite sure that
X am understood. Where I can use drawings, it helps a whole lot,
but in some cases, I am absolutely powerless to find material to
explain the point in question.

This will no doubt prompt you to ask "Why did not Mr.

Fujisawa secure motion picture operators who had experience in
the trade?"

To this I answer, at the time we required men to learn how
to operate the apparatus, there were »2t<"available with satis¬
factory reputations, or in whom Mr. Fujisawa could have con¬
fidence. So he picked out some boys whom he knew very well, and
asked me to teach them the business.

Beside, at every performance we have madejpms far, I have
been at the crank, while one of my men was taking care of the
stage end. While we were at Tokio, every morning I was instructing
my boys in the care and operation of the Kinetophone at our
office. Then if we had a matinee on, I had to go to the theatre
as operator for the show which alv/ays lasted two and one-half to
three hours. Then I would have about one hour rest before the
time for the evening performance. Therefore, the .instruction of
my students is progressing rather slowly.

The Japanese people have no idea of doing things quickly,
as we. Americans . Their manner is quite opposite to ours. Where
certain . things should be accomplished very quickly, they are
fussing around, and never get through, while with other things

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on which thpy should take their time, they want to run!

I am quite sure, after assiddous application and much
patience and tact, X will he able to pass my students. But it
will take some time yet.

I have had an awful time with carbons. Impossible to
secure Electrs or Bio carbons in Japan! Vie have been running
all over the whole city of Tokio and Yokohoma without any.
result.

I am using some kind of German carbon, but it is not at
all suitable for projection work. Tpd soft, and give off a
yellowish light. They are also very full of cracks. I have tried
all kinds of carbons securable fcere, but the others are too
hard and impossible to keep a steady light on direct current.

Vie have ordered Borne Electra carbons from San Francisco,
but they have not as yet arrived.

Today we came down to Osaka, where a few shows will be
given. Then we will go to Yokohoma for a few performances.

With my beet wishes, I remain,

Respectfully,

Charles Schlatter."

The foregoing for your information.

U.R.I

Copies to Messrs. Wilson and Millar.

January 16, 1914.- //

Ur. Edison:-

I have written and forwarded to each of the Foreign
Studios, complete instructions covering the packing of Kineto-
phone wax records for shipment.

I have made these as foolproof as possible for me to
do, and have illustrated same with ten photographs and one blue
print.

In order that I might determine the effect of violent
changes in temperature on Kinetophone wax records, I proceeded
as follows:

1. Placed wax record over radiator until it was brought
up to a temperature of about ISO.

2. Forced the wax record into the new type tin with
corrugated paper and felt between the mandrel of> the tin . and
the record, aB tightly as I could get it.

3. Placed the tin and record out of the window, top
removed, from 6 P. M. Tuesday until 10.30 A. If. Wednesday. luring
this time, it was subjected to a temperature of about eight be¬
low zero.

4. While it was at. the temperature of at least zero, by
means of the ejecting device, I removed it from the tin box. It .
was not cracked or damaged in the least.

5. I again placed the '’record over the radiator, brought
it up to a temperature of 130, forced it over the mandrel of the
tin box, put it out of doors at 6 If. Wednesday, let it remain

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until 10 A. M. Thursday, and ejecteddt as befoi
time, it was subjected to temperature of about
I am quite sure .the records will not

advert
I sub j i

:1 quii

o/j Q aaJmM^L* — * - -

Thomas A. Edison Jnc.

Orange,N. J.JJ.S.A.

Edison Phonographs and Records. Edison Primary Batteries
EdisonKinetoscopes nndMotion Picture Films
Edison Home Kinetoscopes and Motion Picture Films
Edison Dictating Machines. EdisonKinetophones
Edison A.C. Rectifiers and Edison House Lighting Controllers

Hr. Y/m. H. Keadowcrof t ,

Thomas A. Edison, Ino., - laboratory.
Orange , H . J .

Dear Hr. Headowcroft:-

ic X

I am sending you herewith copy of letter which I
have written to Mrs. Harriet Pritchard, Supt. of the Rational Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. It seems that Mrs. Pritchard had some
correspondence with Ur. Ives last summer, and visited the laboratory,
at which time she claims to have seen Hr. Edison, and was assured by
him that wo would be glad to further her work in films. I presume
at that time it was thought that the educational films would bo pushed,
but so far as I am concerned at present, I do not feel that I have
any authority to take up work except what we consider would be popular
in the motion picture theatres. Her two plots would fail utterly in
this respect,

I have tried to treat "Alexander The Great" as
lightly as possible, but as a matter of fact it would be absurd to go
to this expense in producing a film of such a celebrated character
3imply to 3 how that he drank. As to "All Gone Up In Smoke", the plot
is perfectly absurd. It might be considered in u Sunday school for small
children, but would have absolutely ho drawing power in a theatre.

D TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACHINES

DICTATED TO

I thought best to write you and send you copy of her letter,
as it ocouredto me that she may wish to refer the matter direct to
Mr. Edison.

Yours very truly,

KLnetograph Dept . ,

QMr^jS^L

Kgr., negative Production.

KGP/jD .

Jan. 20, 1914.

Hies Harriot S. Pritchard,

Nat'l. Woman’s Christian Temperance Union,

1105 Tribune Bldg. , New York City.

Dear Madam: -

Referring to your letter of January 6th, I beg to say that
we received in due course the two scenarios entitled "Alexander The
Great" and "All Gone Up In Smoke" and have given them careful cons id er-

So far as. "Alexander The Great " goes, this would be a very
expensive picture to produce adequately, and of course we should not
want to undertake it any other way. It is not the character of picture
that we feei caii~b'e. done justice to on this side. Such-films as
"ftuo. Vadis", "Anthony & Cleopatra" and generally films dealing with
ancient Gr^etoe and Rome, can be done much better in Europe than here
both on account of the surroundings and of the character ofactors.
Therefore, considered purely as a scenario and without regard to the
points- which you wish to bring out, we should not be inclined to take
this- up.

As to 1 All, Gone Up In Smoke", this st,ory strikes us as beirg
exceedingly commonplace . it is a type of story tljat does not show apy
dramatic poesibiliiy. I can understand how foa. your particular purpose
it would be useful) but we are quite sure that it would not be popular
with the- motion pictures' theatres at large.

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So far as this studio is ooncsrned, wo are not in a
position at the present time to take up purely educational work.
.Everything that we put out now must first pass the test of interest
with the general motion pioutre public. In this respect we feel that
this plot fails, Were we in a position and had we an outlet for
distinctly educational films, we should he most happy to take up
such work as you suggest, hut at the present time our facilities are
taxed to the utmost to keep jip with out regular production, and we are
therefore forced to decline to go into work of a purely educational
nature. If the moral that you desire to make can he incorporated in
a story which is of interest in itself, we should he very glad to do
what we can.

I am returning. herewith the various documents which you
sent me, including the two scenarios, the correspondence and the
sketohes. I am sending in a separate list a detailed memorandum of
just what we are sending hack, in order that the records may he
complete.

Regretting our inability to take these up at the preset

time, I am

Yours very truly,

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Kinetograph bept. ,

Mgr. Negative Production

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Hr. M. R. Hutchison:

The following is report on Kinetophone
subjects received from Hessra. Werner and Brace. The
criticisms on photography, recording and Btage directing
are made after consultation with Messrs. Gall and Renbold.

The following subjects v

5 made and films

1 & 2
3 & 4
5 & 6
7 & 8
9 &10
11 &12
13 &14
15 &16
17 &18

"Das Rote Herz"

" Student enkneipe"

"Allen Segen Komrat Von Oben --
"Beieraband In Der Senhutte"
"1813"

"Einleitender Vortrag"

"Leiter Zur Laute"

"Der Politicker"

"Her Handscfcuh

A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B
A and B

Records were sent for eight of these nine
subjects, that is, for all except "Alleff Kommt Von Oben".

Of these sixteen records, thirteen were broken in transit,
leaving only "Bas Rote Herz" A and B and "Student enkneipe
B as complete subjects

These, when exhibited, were unsatisfactory,
the photography being flat, hazy and granular, .and the
recording generally weak and indistinct, both pictures and
records lacking the clear crispness of the better subjects
made in the studio here.

Of these two subjects, "Das Rote Herz" and
"Studentenkneipe" , the following criticisms were noted:

PHOTOGRAPHY

Lighting

Insufficient and irregular. The upper parts
having more light than the lower, which were comparatively
dark.

Background

Too light, making the figures, particularly
their hands and faces, appear dark by contrast.-

Too large, lens too wide open, giving insufficient
depth of focus, poor detail and hazipeBB.

Exposure

Apparently over exposed because of diaphragm as
above , producing flatness and lack of detail to the figures.
This, however, is not certain, as the exposure to sea air
due to improper packing may have caused the flatness and
granular effect noticed.

Insufficient, some of the films mildewed and
granular from Boa air. Especially is "Pas Rote Herz" and
"Per Politicker".

RECORPIHG

Volume

In "Sfcudentenkneipe" , sufficient in parts,
remainder not loud enough. In "Pas Rote .Herz", too low.

Quality

Generally indistinct and muffled. This was caused
by the actors being too far from and not facing the recording
horn.

A. H. KENHEBY. ^

Copy to Mr. Edison, Mr. Wilson and Foreign Pept.

Januaries, 1914.

Mr. Edieon:-

As you know, I have a theatre in my house.

I have recently had the house wired.

I have put in a separate circuit from my
switchboard in the basement to this theatre, for the
purpose of operating a Professional Kinetoscope and the
Home Kinetoscope, either or both, for experimental
purposes .

There are many things which I v/iBh to investi¬
gate in this Kinetoscope, talking picture and Home Kinetos¬
cope work. Owing to the fact that I am interrupted con¬
stantly at the Laboratory in matters pertaining lo the
business, it iB almost impossible forme to do any
experimenting or personal testing during the daytime. I
promised Mrs. Hutchison last Fall that I would remain
home evenings as much as possible. When I have finished
dictating my mail and arranging my notes for my activities
the following day, I oftentimes have two or three hours
before my regular bedtime - 2 A. M. - that I want to put
in to good advantage and clear up in my own mind some of
the dogmatic theoretical deductions of Gall and Higham.

I have personally paid 'for all the wiring,
switchboards, etc. for this circuit, but am installing a
meter on that circuit, separate and apart from the lighting
and other circuit in my house. I have written to the Public
Service, stating that this circuit is to be treated' as a
branch of Thomas A. Edison Inc. , until further hotice,

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in order that power rates, and not lighting r
be charged on operation of same.

I told them to render bill monthly to Ti
Edison, Inc. covering the reading of this pa:

, will

ilar

I keep close track of power i

and if I give any

r friendB of my childr-

will charge myself for the current used fo:

picture phonograph amplification that are t
ie, awaiting the completion of the Foreign f
Practically every available man that knows

thing about Kinetophom

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Thoa A. Edison

Lakewood N.J.

Dear s r.. The action 0f j^ny kinds of machinery such frt.car
trucks has never been observed in good shape while at a high
rate of speed on curves eto.You might extend your moving pit-
ure biz in this manner that is taking pitures of them them
the #MM action could be studied at leaeure this might show
v/here improvements could be made.

Yours truly,

' J.B.Ide

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.

Orange, N.J..U.S. A.

Edison Phonographs and Records. Edison Primary Batteries
EdisonKinetoscopes andMotion Picture Films
Edison Home Kinetoscopes and Motion Picture Films
Edison Dictating Machines. EdisonKinetophones
Edison A. C. Rectifiers and Edison House Lighting Controllers

Address your Reply to

Edison Studio, 2826 Decatur Avenue
Bedford Park, New York

Hr. V/ra. H. Meadow craft,

Laboratory, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, l.'.j.

Jan. 28,1014.

Lear Ur. I.Ieadowcraft:-

I have yours of the 23rd anil am very glad
to have an opportunity to demonstrate the higher grade of Edison
films.

Wo have had several lists made up somewhat
of the nature that you indicate, hut in view of the fact that Mrs .
Edison wants this, wo are nor; making up a complete new list and
doing it with considerable care. X oxpeot to have this 'ready with¬
in a day or two and will then send it to you.

It is needloss to say that I very much ap¬
preciate the personal remark in your letter.

Yours very truly,
Kine^ogi^ _

Hgr. Negative /Production.

HOP: JD.

DICTATED TO

TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACHINES

Minutes of the 1:1 at Meeting
of the

Kinctoceopo & Kinotophono Committee-—
Held January 20;,. 1014
at 4:00 V. U.

In the Executive Committee Hoorn.

Preedit: Messrs. Plimpton, X. C, EcChoanoy, Farrell , Gall,
X. V . UcCliosney and Maxwell . Absent: Messrs. Steveno and
Hutchison. •

Mr, I,. V/. McChonney inquired when the new (
projecting machine will ho turned over to the chop. Mr. Gall
stated that the machine is complete and xg now being tooted out
hy Kr. Edison. Mr. Gall expects that Kr. Edison* s tests will he
completed hy the end of the week, V7hen the machine will he ex¬
amined by a committee from the factory. Mr. IlcChcnuey stated
that with our present machine it bocqs hopolecs to do roich of a
business. The present model is in considerable disfavor with
exhibitors. To meet some of the criticisms made would involve
considerable expense in redesigning which is probably not war¬
ranted , and an aggressive sales campaign would involve an expense
that is probably out of proportion to the possible sales. The
principal complaint is as always tho noise nude by the machine.
Mr. Gall stated that the gears of our prooent model v/ill not
make an undue amount of noise if the proper centre distances are
maintained. Mr. HcChenney stated that some of tho troubles seem
to lio at tho door of the assembling department. Kr. Farrell
stated that not all of the machines are noisy, showing that it is
not oo "much the fault of the design and material used as of tho
manner in which the gears are cut end the mechanisms assembled.
Kr . X. '.7 . McChecnoy stated that this matter has beon taken up
with Ur. Loosing, and the latter believes tho trouble can bo
overcome to a large extent.

Mr. x. v;. McChcsnoy referred to the demand
created in some quarters by municipal legislation for a 14"
magazine - or larger. Mr. Gall stated that he has designed a
16" magazine and Rhnrlow is now building a sample. Mr. Farrell
stated tint in conference with Mr. Kennedy tho .opinion wan fornod
that wo could liavo this magazine ready for tho trade about March
10th. Hr. X,. V/. McChosney eta tod that it would havo to lie
offered as an option at an extra price, as Mr. Kedfoorn lias
stated that our present cquinment is all wo can put on the irxxchino
at $250 liot.

Kr. X. ?/. KcChosnoy brought up the matter of the
Amorican Motion Picture Supply League, a co-operative society
supposed to havo the support of about 200 exhibitors. Their
buoinoos is chiefly supplying spurious parts made by one Baird.
They purchase from us about $loq por month of parts that Baird
dobs not manufacture. They sell goods to exhibitors at nearly
tho same prioo they pay' us. Ur. McChosney thought- it might bo
well to withdraw dealers’ discounts from them as they "are not
buying machines. Aftor discussion it was decided to do. so. -

Mr. L. W. UcChotmoy brought up the question of a sample
print for London, inasmuch as London nor; wants to got sample
prints ao uoon as tlioy arc made. Decided after dioounnion to
oeo if samples cannot ha provided by Gsumont. With reference to
the sale of our sample print in Hot; York, .in view of the fact
that we can no longer disposes of the sample print to London, it
was decided to adopt tentatively the plan of repairing the
sections that are scratched. Kr. Plimpton will cor.municato
with the London office. Until an arrangement io made for
dapaont to furnish sample psrinto.wc will make an extra sample
which will be sent to London with the negative. Decided after
further discussion to communicate with Mr; Stevens, which Mr.
I’limpton will do.

Sir. Plimpton referred to the fact that olneo we have been
shipping perforated positive to the Studio, considerable trouble
has been experienced with it and ho in inclined to think they
would better go back to the old net tod of perforating their own
positive.’ Mr. Gall explained why it in not advisable to chip
perforated positive and agrees with Mr. Plimpton that the Studio
should perforate it3 own. Mr. Plimpton pointed out that thin
would require the purchase of a perforating machine. The matter
io recommended to the attention of Mr. Wilson.

'll. Maxwell,
Chairman;

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n. Rogers, of the Linton South American Company (Kinetophone) :

"December 27th, 1913.

SUEJECT - Lima, Peru, to Valparaiso, C&ile
and the 'fleet Coast of South America.

I will endeavor to give my impressions of the history, people,
commerce, resources, etc, of South America, and particularly the
way in which the natives received our Edison Talking Pictures.

The Linton South American Company left Callao, Peru, October
27, 1913, en route to Valparaiso, Chile. After getting our
baggage through the Custom House and. taken oh board the steam¬
ship ORITA (which was a long tiresome job) we said good-bye to
Lima and set sail for Valparaiso , Chile. Valparaiso is, as you
know, the largest port on the Pacific Coast of South America.

The steamship ORITA is an English steamer, owned by the Pacific
Steam and navigation Company, and is a very good boat of 10,000
tons. On the steamer we got very good meals, nice staterooms,
reading and smoking rooms, good barber shop, steamer chairs,
fair sized decks to stretch our legs, and quite a few games to
clay. Music with meals, hot and cold salt water baths - in
fact it was a real steamer and not like the MEXICO which I
had to take from Panama to Callao.

I mention all these things because one does not get good meals
and a clean bath when on land on the West Coast of South America
The list of passengers included the usual ntlmber of people from
all Countries, including America, England, Germany, Chile, Spain
etc. Notably, among these people were the monks who took my
attention from the start. These monk* are very interesting men.

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Their dress consists of a long, dark-brown robe with hood, and
a long silk coEd tied around their waist to hold, them together.
They wear no shoes, only sandals. It would be much better if they
wore shoes, especially when they come into the dining room, as
their dirty feet are not always a pleasant thing to see when at
meals. Their hair is cut high in the back. Their neckB are
shaded. There is also a little round spot on top of their heads.

X noticed them severaltimes sitting at the dining table with
their dark robes and hoods pulled up over their heads. It remind
me of. our bicycle riders in a six-day race on Friday night,
with their long, thin-drawn faces and not a word to say.

The iaHjcx voyage down the West Coast of South America is full
of interesting incidents. The weather was clear and warm at
mid-day and very cool at night. I was lucky enough to have
moonlight, and the stars were out by the thousands. One of the
principal sights at night is the Southern Cross which is some¬

thing we do not see in the North. Here and there we met passing
steamers, great flocks of birds and sea turtles. The water of,
the Pacific Ocean is a very deep blue, and at night the phosphor¬
us in the water is a beautiful sight. On the second day at sea,
we anchored off the port of Mellando, Peru, October 29, 1913.

This is a small village, laid out right on the beach, at the
foot of the mountains. Small wooden shacks, dirty people,
streets very narrow, in fact they should not be called streets
at all. The mountains run up almost from Jrhe shore to an
altitude of 7,000 feet. No vegetation on them at all. A dark
yellowish-brown sand and rock, with a streak of pure white
sand here and there on top of the mountains. Just like Bpots
of snow. With the hot sun beating down on them, you know that

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it is not snov;. We anchored here long enough to take on our

cargo and set sail for the small port called Arica, first port

of Chile, and the most northern tovm afChile. Here the steamer
had to anchor for fumigation and sanitary inspection. Arica is
a pretty little spot and laid out on a natural hay, which makes
navigation and loading steamers with cargo very good. Aricajis
connected by railroad with Laplaz, a large city inland. Arica
exports copper, salt and sulphur. The imports are coal,
machinery and general merchandise. We sailed from Arica at 9

A. M. October 30th, 1913 for Iquiqui , arriving at the port

4.30 P. U. the same day. We kept pretty close to shoreihere
and the scenery is just like the Palisades of the Hudson
RiV.er, only the mountains are higher. The climate is very warm
and it takes all the life out of you. The only thing to do is
to lay out on deck and take thingseasy. Iquiqui is quite a
large town and is a- very busy center. It is best known for
its exports of nitrate of soda. Here are located the famous
nitrate mines owned by Americans and Englishmen. It is from
these mines that Chile gets its large revenue which supports
the country. Without these nitrate mines, Chile v/ould be a very
bad financial spot. Prom the bay at Iquiqui, you get a very
fine view of the wonderful railroad that zig-zags right up the
face of the mountains and circles around the peaks until it is
out of sight, nothing but a cloud of smoke left behind.

Leaving Iquiqui at 7.30 P. M. October 30th, we sailed for
Neyillones, a small shipping port for wodl, cotton, nitrate,
Iodine, tin and copper. ThiB tovm is connected by rail with
Antifogesta, and is only used as a shipping jade port to relieve

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Antifogesta.

The next port at which we arrived was Antifogesta, and is the
mostxa£ important of all northern ports. It also struck me as
the most interesting. It derives much of its pax prosperity
from the fact that it is the port through viiich passes the
greater part of the exporljand import trade of Bolivia, Being the
terminal of the Antifogesta and La Paz railroad. You understand,
Eolivia is a country inland, and has no outlet at all, except
through this port, which Belongs to Chile. I might state here
that Bolivia is one. of the countries least known Because of its
Being so far inland. But it has wonderful wealth and resources.

I went ashorfc at Antifogesta and had the time of my life. Here
the heavy swell of the ocean almost prevents working of vessels
at all. I went down the ladder at the side of the steamer and
into a small rowBoat which takes you ashore. Just as soon as I
stepped into the Bmall Boat, the large waves swept over me and
nearly carried me overboard. However, it was a warm day, and I
proceeded ashore as though nothing had happened.

Believe me, I was glad when I got ashore. The waves were something
f ierce.xixxmxs On getting near shore, I kxxx saw one of the
greatest sights I have ever seen. Thousands of large Birds, like
sea- gulls, flying all-around, that they almost hid the sky. They
would fly around until they saw something in the water and then
dive down like a shot, hitting the water with great force. It
looked like a rainstorm of Birds. I have seen moving pictures
of these Birds at home, But could not Believe them. Seeing them
in real life, however, is certainly a wonderful sight. In
addition to these Birds, the sea was full of sealB and sealions
swimming around all over, almost upsetting the rowBoat. However,

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trouble.

While on shore, X met a few Americans .ho .ere in to.n from the

mines. The famous Guggenheim copper mines are. located here,

about fifty miles inland. They certainly had some very xntenest-

ing stories to tell, of .hich I .ill tell you later.

j left Antifogesta October 31. 1913, for Coquito, the next port .

, , , , - town is the same A/s

arriving there November thira. This tow.

other small ports, with the narrow streets, a. sma

the natives stroll around in the evening, a small theatre, a

church afcd a few stores, etc.

, left coquito to .to W for vlr.r.i.o to arlvins tor.
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ashore to introduce the talking pictures.

This voyage of seven days down the West Coast .as a delightful
trip. We had fine weather , clear .arm days and beautiful moon¬
light nights, having only one or two days of rough sea.

Stopping at the email town* and going ashore in row boats, proved
very interesting. But they are towns X would not care to stay in
very long, as the hotel accomodations are very poor. You can
imagine Just ho. the villages are laid out on the barren sand
at the foot of the mountains, away from civilisation altogether.
While ashore in these small villages, X kwpt my eye on our
steamer, for fear it would go away and leave me, in which case
I would have surely died. These towns along the west coast of
South America are no place to live. Beopie who do live there are
carrying on the great shipping industry of natural resources
in which there are thousands of dollars- made each year. There is
enormous wealth yet to be shipped from these ports of South

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America.

The shipping facilities are very poor. Neither a dock or pier on
the whole west coast. All the cargo is transferred to small boats
and then taken ashore.

Chile is very poor at present, and has not the means to carry out
the great work laid out for her. If Americans would only wake up
and come do™ here with their capital and brains, they would make
fortunes. But don't think you can pick it up in the streets, be¬
cause this is not the case. Competition is veoy keen, and one
has to think and work hard to put up with all kinds of hardships
to succeed. A man who can do this will succeed. All these small
ports need improvements, electric light street improvements,
sanitary improvements, amusements, schools and a lot of domestic
improvements for the developing of the homes, all -of which go to
make South America a wonderful country in years to come.

V,e landed on shore at Valparaiso 10 A. U. Ho# ember 3, 1913, and
after getting our baggage through the Custom House, proceeded
to the Royal Hotel, let me give you a brief description of
Valparaiso, .the largest port on the west coast of South America,
looking at the city from the deck of the steamer, it presents a
very picturesque view. The residences are all built on the side
of a very Bteep hill causing the city to have the form of an
amphitheatre. This looks like one town built on top of another.
As a commercial center, it has no equal on the west coast, and
it is the home of all the leading business men in Chile. My
observations of the business done in Valparaiso leads me to
believe that it is all controlled by the English and Germans.
Principally English, very few Americans. I will tell you more
about this in my next letter.

The offices, factories; tanks and shops are erected on a lerel
plain of very limited area, about 500 feet wide, running all
around the hay. in a half circle and at the foot of a hill, and
about a dozen lifts or elevators carry passengers to and from
the business center. It is quite a sight to see all these lifts
running up and down the side of the hill all around the bBjf. The
hame "Valparaiso" signified "Vale of Paradise", but you can
take it from me, it is no paradise, as the land is arid, all
rock and sand and no vegetation at all. It never rains here
except about one month of the year, and then in the Winter time.

I have not seen a drop of rain since leaving Panama. This is the
cause of so much dirt and dusty xis streets, and you can imagine
what a country looks like without any green trees. Eut taking the
city in all, it is a pretty nice place, compared with Lima and
the rest of the townB along the west coast.

Valparaiso is the New York of Chile. It is also where they had
an earthquake in 1906, killing several thousands of people and
destroying the principal buildings. It was only last night,
December 28th, that I was awakened by a slight earthquake shock.

I woke up, feeling a sort of shock and rumbling, as though
someone had hit the hotel with a sledge hammer. The chandelier
in my room was rattling to beat the band, but it was all over in
an instant. I fhojight I was dreaming. Next morning, I did not
say anything about my experience, but when the papers came out,

I wqs convinced that it wqs no dream '.but the real thing.
Probably you have seen some mention of it in the home papers.
ThiB is the second earthquake shock I have experienced. One in
Panama and one here. I ani afraid if there is number three, there
will be something doing. The Royal Hofei, at which I am stopping,

ie located on the main business street at the foot of the hill,
and if the houses on top of us were to come tumbling down , there
would be Se nothing left of me.

Valparaiso has fair streets, modern buildings, good street cars
and train service. Y/hen we landed here, we ran into a strike,
and the city was in a very bad condition financially. Troups
were all along the streets, one on fro*nt and the rear of each
street car. lady conductors, and they can ring JlP fares and run
along the side boards of cars as good as any man. Strikes are
quite frequent in Valparaiso. The last one w as caused by the
municipal authorities having to photograph the longshoremen
for identification. x&tnsx This the men refused to do. They also
wanted eight hours per day and same money. These longshoreman
are a bad lot, and their photographs were needed for looking
them up in troubles.

The strike was soon over. As soon ae the men run out of money ,
they get hungry and go back to work. But this is not the real
trouble with the working clasB. I will say in my next letter how
strikes and revolutions are always going on in South America.

Y/e had the Bame trouble landing our Kineto phone outfit as v.e
did in lima, lowered it over the side of the steamer and then
carried it ashore in rov/boats. It was a miracle that we have
not had some parts of the machine smashed, by the wsjythey are
handled. Y/e gave several exhibitions in Valparaiso and surround¬
ing towns, all of which were carried out 0,-K. , causing quite a
sensation. Everyone who saw our pictures were much pleased, and
all wanted to know how it is worked. Our first performance took
place ih a summer resort called Vina del Mar, about five miles
from Valparaiso, located right on the ocean. It is a very wealthy

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plaoe, something like our Newport in the States. A nice race
track, cricket field , .tennis courts, foot-hall field, etc. Also
a very nice theatre.

People here showed a great deal of enthusiasm over our pictures,
especially the Spanishlecture , which always makes a hit. It was
very amusing to see how these people acted. Applause all through
the picture, and after the picture was over, there was the
greatest lot of chattering you ever heard, especially the young
Senoritas. Let me say here that there are some beautiful Spanish
Senoritas there, and dress equally aB good as our girls on
Broadway. If I could only speak the language a little better,

I might bring one home with me.

Theatres in Valparaiso are pretty much the same as those in the
States. One or two places, they use the white plaster wall for
the screen, in which case we had to put the phonograph in front
of the screen with some kind of decorated screen around it to
protect it from the view of the audience. I have got two nstive
boys broken in and now run the pictures fairly well, only you
have to watch them. They are pretty much like babies and must
be told how to do everything. In travelling around these parts of
the World, one comes in contact, with all kinds of men. Some come
to town from the -interior with their tales of undiscovered wealth,
some engineers who are laying out new railroads, salesmen from
all parts of the World, and they have all got wonderful money¬
making schemes. South America is the refuge for all kinds of bad
men and crooks. Men who had to leave their Countries to evade
the laws, etc. and one has to be pretty careful. You must keep a
level head and no booze, or they will trim you. The Englishmen
here especially cannot figure me out, so apparently unsophit-

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ticated and travelling over the country with the greatest in¬
vention of the age, as they express it.

With my best regards, I remain,

Yours Bincerely,

John R. Rogers,

"January 7, 1914.

Starting froip Valparaiso dt 8 A. M. on the morning of November
6, 19 IS , I proceeded on my journel from Valparaiso to Santiago,
the Capital of Chile. After getting our baggage safely on board
the train pulled out of Valparaiso running along the shore, and
almost making a half circle before going inland, and giving one
a beautiful view of the bay and summer cottages along the water
front. The train ride from Valparaiso to Santiago was full of
interesting incidents and beautiful scenery. It is a wonderful
ride through the mountains, winding in and out of the valleys
at times on top of the mountains and then again way down in the
valley. Here and there a few thatched huts on the mountainside
making you wonder how any living being could survive in such a
place or wilderness; a few goats grazing on the mountainside ,
and once in a while you see a condor soaring around in the air
looking for itB prey. The mountains, as a rule, are bare rock
and sand, and not a sign of vegetation, only at the amajl
villages. Here the trains stop to take on a few passengers, and
where the native Indian women come to town with their baskets of
fruit to seil the passengers. They have beadtiful cherries,
peculiar looking plums and several other kinds of the native
fruit which I have never seen before', but it was very delicious.
In making a trip like this, the average tourist simply takes in
the scenery, noting the mountains , villages, etc. But to me the
trip impressed me as a wonderful piece of engineering. If one

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would only stop to consider the enormous
and obstacles that had to he overcome to

amount of difficulties
accomplish this wonderful

railroad. X think they would appreciate the scenery much more.

In going over the railroad, you go up and down the mountains,
through tunnels, and it sometimes looks as though you were going
to run right up the side of the mountain, only ti find yourself
winding around and into another valley. Upon approaching Santiago
you get a view of the wonderful snow-covered Andes. To Ve riding
jcfcfch in a train with the thermometer about ninety degrees, ■ nd
looking up at the snow oh the mountains, is. indeed a wonderful
sight. I arrived in Santiago the same day. Takes about seven
hours to make a trip covering about one hundred miles. This would
be considered very monotonous in the States, but here it is
different, as there is no object and besides it is impossible to
go anywhere any faster over these mountains.

Santiago is the capital of Chile, and has a population of about
400,000, including the real natives and all. Santiago is laid out
on a large plateau right in rhe center of the mountains, and is
completely surrounded by them. The city is laid out in a systemat-
ic manner with nice asphalt streets all run at right angles to
each other and nice small plazas distributed throughout the
city present a very picturesque appearance. There is a nice
botanical garden, zoological garden, race track, etc. The race
track is a. very pretty spot, beautiful gardens with flower beds i
walks, fountains , hotels, etc. Some very fine horses, as good
os those in the States, and very fast. The betting is all wide
open, and one can bet aemuch as he wants. At the race track, you
see the cream of the Chilian people, and some beautiful women

who are tall, dark, with wonderful eyes, all playing the races
as well as men. When you eit down in the &rand-stanu, you see
b. wonderful eight. Sitting there in summer clothes, straw hats
and hot ss H-— and. yet looking up at the mountains all covered
with snow, is a wonderful sifeht. No hull fights in Chile. Against
the law. Eut you have the lottery. Lots of slot mehines, etc.

Santa Lucia is the principal sight of Santiago, and a beautiful
spot. Natural hill of rock, laid out in a park about 700 feet
high, right in the center of the city, from which you get a
wonderful view of the whole city and surrounding mountains. On
the top of this hill, you see some of the most xaHiixgxi
wonderful sunsets in the World. The cloud effect is beautiful
and looks as though the whole city were on fire. To see the sun
shining on those brownstone end send mountains in the evening
nroouoes some wonderful colors.

Leaving the center of the city, you soon, get into the slums of
the narrow, dirty streets and small houses. I visited the
cemetery of Santiago and found it is a very interesting jiiasx.
place. Here you see tomb6 of all their passed heroes, carefully
laid out like small cities, all nice narrow streets running at
rieht angles to eafch other 3pf lined up on each side with nice
trees and walls. Eut it is a worrisome Bight. Very few men. go
to the cemetery. All women, and most the very poor people, who
are all dressed in black. Heads with nothing showing but a small
portion of the face. '

While X was there, two funerals drove up to the gate of the
cemetery (they don't enter). Carriage stops at gate. The coffin
is taken out and put on the handcart and wheeled to the vault
assigned for it. Lift coffin from car*, push it into vault, close

the vault and then away again. No ceremony or commotion of any
kind shown. They bury these people as if they were doge. No women
attend the funerals. All men. I did not see them after the
funeral. I suppose they all got drunk afterwards. Some of the
interesting incidents and sightsof the city were the water wagon
for sprinkling the streets. It consists of a tank mounted on two
wheels, water run out of a faucet at the end and falls onto the
steel plate about tv;o feet long. From this it gets its spray
and sprinkles the streets. No perforated sprinklers. The only
method of sprinkling they have is from the water.

Santiago has its old-fashioned upper-deck street cars. The upper
deck is second class. They have lacy conductors. Policemen
have uniforms just like a German soldier. At night they all
carry whistles and keep blowing them all night. (Sounds like
our peanut roasters at home) .

I went into a barber shop, and had the time of my life. Although
the barber did disfigure me for life, it was interesting. After
he got through cutting my hair, I had a shampoo, and when my
head was full of sjap, the barber shoved my head over a sink
and washed the soap off with a small sprinkling water can just
like one of our garden Epr inkling cans at home. It wqs certainly
funny. Hotel accomodations are fair, only you have to wait a
couple of hours for a bath. They have to heat the water with a
small gas burner. The food is mostly Spanish end Italian. I am
getting to be a regular "Wop" and can eat their water bread,

Cans ells , Spaghetti, etc. in fair style now. (Eut oh for a meal
in the Knickerbocker or NcAlpin) .

People here take life easy on account of the warm climate. The
middle of the clay is very hot and very cool in the night. People
go to work at. 8 A. M. , stop at 11.30, shops and everything close
until 2 P. M. , then stop for the day at 6 P. K. After this they
go to the Plaza and listen to the hand until 8 P. M. , then go to
dinner about 8.30 or 9 P. II. So much for the description of the
city, etc.

How for the Kinetophone and theatre experience.

Several exhibitions of our talking pictures were given at San¬
tiago , demonstrating in five theatres in all- Fotahly amongst
those wa.s the private "exhibition to 'President LUco of Chile.

This exhibition took place in the President's palace. This
palace is a wonderful old building. It has very large rooms
with beautiful heavy carved mahogany furniture and oil paintings
of enormous size. Large halls with silver chandeliers and
beautiful carpets in which you almost sink up to your ankles
while walking. In the center of the palace is a beautiful garden
with beautiful flower beds, palms and fountains. Soldiers
marching around and bands playing all day. This place is full
of interesting and historical places where executions, etc. have
taken place in past history.

At the time of my arrival at Santiago, there was a political
fight going on between the President and his Cabinet over the
appointment of certain ministers and currency laws, and could not
come together on any terms. My observation of the Chile Government
is that it is pretty rotten. The President and Cabinet fight
all the time. Minister resigns and the President cannot get another
one to fill his place. The President is an old man about 65 years
old, stubborn and old fashioned, yet very pleasant to speak to.

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The people here are not the v/oret for what the Government is
doing, and are an ignorant lot of people who let somebody else
do the thinking for them. And the church plays an important part
in Government matters. It is the same story all over the World.

Any church that lets a church (I don't care what kind of church)
interfere with the running ot the Government, is hound to he a
failure. Take for example Great Britain today. The Archbishop
can very near carry out anything that he wants.

While I think it was partly due to .our exhibitions in the Palace
that both parties were able to come together on the night of our
exhibition, that they buried the hatchet and came to some under¬
standing on the appointments. The per* rmance took place in
a garden, a small space in the center of the pxxx* palace. After
our outfit was set up and the screen hung up, etc., it was a
pretty sight. They had a little trouble in getting the machine
set up, owing to the short space of time, but the show went
off very fine, and the President and his family and those present
were very much pleased. After the ehov: , we were entertained
to a dinner, etc., and spent a very enjoyable evening. IXSBCjfX
My men have quite a joke on me, in the way in which I received
the President. I was sitting on one of our trunks, watching the
men putting up the picture screen when I saw a man in high hat
approach me and looking around at things in general. I paid no
attention to him, as these places are full of men with high
hat s .

This man came up to me, and said something in Spanish. I replidd
"Yo no oomprendo" and waived him aside to my men for information,
hot even getting up from the trunk on which I was sitting. Come
to find out, he was the President himself, end I felt like atwo-

in front. This is quite a common practice in South America. X
saw one theatre where they took all the seats out in' the center
and had a circus ring in it, and it looked pretty good. One
theatre we were in was the biggest place I have ever seen for
moving pictures. This used to be a place where they drilled the
soldiers. Seats for 2,000 people. Had a throw of 145 feet, and
a picture 30 feet by 40 feet, the largest picture I ever saw.

These people all like the large picture, and you cannot oonvince
them that the small picture is the best. V/e had a pretty hard
time to convince the people in Santiago that we had the S*b±hxx
genuine Edison Talking Pictures, because about two months ago,
previous to our arriving here, there was a fake talking picture
outfit here that turned people away in disgust. I d^.d not get
the principle of it, but from what X hear, it must have been
something fierce. X think it was people talking behind the screen.
So you see that the States are not the only place where we have
to contend with fake talking pictures. However, after we gave a
few shows, the people were very much pleased and we then
convinced them that v/e had the real thing and no fake.

One manager of a theatre in Santiago picked up a small book on
the Life of Mr. Edison, on the front page of which was a picture
of Mr. Edison. He had this reproduced and a cut made for adver¬
tising on programme, and say, you ought to see it. It was some¬
thing fierce. It made Mr. Edison look like some ex-convict, and
the worst I have ever seen of him. I have one here in my possess¬
ion, and will send it along so Mr. Edison can see it for himself.
How let me tell you about how Mr. Roosevelt was received here in
Santiago, and also my impressions of Chile:

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Mr. Roosevelt arrived in Santiago Kovembcr 21st, and received
a great ovation. All these people here v/ere anxious to get a
glimpse of American's greatest statesman. The people lined up on
the streets and also crowded about his hotel, asking. for a speech,
until Roosevelt had to come out on the balcony of the hotel and
thank the people for their enthusiastic greeting. The President
and Government officials entertained him royally, and it isa
wonder to me that they made such a time over Roosevelt, owing
to the principles and laws he put into effect while President
of the United States, which was not to the liking of Chile. Put
there is no use talking, you have to take your hat off to Teddy.
His arrival at Santiago and reception was the most important
event of the year. X hai the pleasure of attending one of the
garden dinners at Santa Lucia in honor of Mr. Roosevelt.

At the dinner, Mr. Roosevelt delivered a fine speech. He cer¬
tainly did lay out the law to these pcdple on the Monroe Doctrine.
It certainly does good to hear someone from America speaking about
the United States, because there are so very few Americans down
here. All English and German. It sounds good when you get 7,OGO
miles from home. Some of you will remember while Roosevelt was
pzBBBBfe president, he took Panama away from Columbia, by working
up a revolution between Panama and Columbia, throwing a poro-
tectorate over Panama and then putting over the canal deal. These
people down here remember those things. Sometime ago, a lot of
American marines from the Battleship BALTIMORE came ashore &xxx
at Valparaiso, got drunk, went to the Plaza, and started to rip
up the town. They called out the troops and locked them all up in
jail. Wien Eob Evans heard of this, he went ashore, went into the
jail and took the American boys back on board. This is where Eob

Evans got the name of Righting Eoh. The people here can tell you
about this today. Now all these things go against Americans in
South America and these people are a proud lot and have their
own army and navy as well as any other nation and don't need any
Honroe Doctrine to protect them from other nations. It is all
right for Roosevelt to come down here and preach the Honroe
Doctrine to these South American Republics, hut the Honroe
Doctrine must he applied without any sense of patronage or
superiority on the part of the United States. The day will
probably come when Latin- America will be of one union and the
Honroe Doctrine and Pan- Americanism is a big step in this line,
but these South American Republics will neither tolerate
dictation or imposition. Nor will they consent with theUnited
States mixing up with their affairs. The more important South
American Nations are old and strong enough to look after them¬
selves, they say, and they do not want to be protected by
their big brother who, when he meddles with their soup, only
makes a bad impression. In the Argentine, Dr. Estanislao
Zevallos, one of the foremost statesmen of ths-t Republic, told
Hr. Roosevelt in a public speech that the Honroe Doctrine should
be considered as a sword held by the United States to keep off
European invaders. However, he proudly announced that Argentina
never will be protected by it, and added "This country today
stands in the foremost ranks of civilization and does not want
foreign protection". This will show you at home how careful we
Americans abroad have to be. These people are a proud lot and
can take care of themselves. An.d yet Roosevelt comes down here
armed with all kinds of ammunition, shoots it 6ff to the right
and left and received an enthusiastic' welcome. Personally, I

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think Mr. Roosevelt is too aggressive oil this delicate situation.
There is one man from the United States v.'ho knows more shout
South America than sll the other Americans put together who
came down here, and that is John Earrett who is at the head of
the great work now going on of the International Union of
American Republics of which the Bureau of American Republics
in Washington is the office and business organisation. This is
promoting the progress and the advance of civilisation of all
the people in the Hew World. But taking things in general, and
after having heard Mr. Roosevelt's address. I think he caused a
very favorable impression on the native people. The people of
Chile know how to look at things from a human standpoint and
give honor to the man who resisted and probably got the better of
diplomatic dickerings.of half a lifetime and set in motion the
titanic forces which are now rising the Isthmus of Panama, a
decade in advance of the World's schedule, one of the strongest
personalities and business men of America. His magnetic
qualities, notable achievements and natural endowments have
won for him one of the ' greatest places in contemporary history.
Mr. Roosevelt has followed the example of many other illustrious
citizens of the United States who have recently visited South
America and with whom such trips seems to be becoming the fashion
on leaving office. The trouble with this is that these men should
make these trips before they take office, when the knowledge so
gathers would serve to remove many misconceptions as to the real
character of the Southern Republics in time to avoid action and
expressions on the part of high officials which must necessarily

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cause friction/the tv;o Americas. These nbtable men like Ur.
Roosevelt, Mr. Eacon , Boston Chamber of Commerce, etc., come
down here to look over conditions in these South American Re¬
publics, only stopping a few dpye in each place, and go home
thinking they know all about it. This is entirely wrong. The
United States of America must wake up and send men down here Jo
stay and study the conditions of things.

Yours sincerely,

John R. Rogers,

Antifogesta, Chile."

K. R. KUTCHISOl- .

Copies to Mr. Wilson and Mr. Millar.

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February 2, 1914.

Ur., Edison

X am in receipt of the .following letter from Charles
Schlatter, Kinetophone expert, assigned to the Japanese Company,
Tokio , Japan:

Ky dear Ur. Hutchison:-

I have returned today to Tokio, after having
teen out with a road show for the past three weeks .

I am quite tired out, owing to the numter
of little accidents that happened to our machine during our
turn, due to rough handling. I was kept very tusy all the time.

On Christmas day, as well as on Kew Year's
day, I was on the jot from 2 P. Ii. until 10. 30 F.. I'.

This is the first time in my life that I
have worked on Christmas or ITew Year's, tut this time, owing to
the circumstances, I had to te present for the discharge of my
duty.

You tet, Mr. Hutchison, I felt very home¬
sick end lonely Christmas night, after the day's work. I cani'e
tack to my hotel, where everything was cold and not a sociable
soul in sight. I will never forget this last Christmas, tut
"business is business".

For some time, the Kinetophone Company has
bec-n quite anxious to give a series of shows at Osaka, Yoko-
homa and Kyoto. So, after preparation had been made for road-show
work, We started out from Tokio for Osaka, on December 18th.

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Which w e aid fine business and had much success.

We received two Mg bouquets of flowers as com),li-
' ments , one from the electric light company of the city and the

other from a musical instrument owny.

From Osaka, vie " 't

24 th.

Yokohoma on December

Our show started on Christmas day. December 25,

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people were very much pleased. Qfiite a number of foreig
came to our shows and applauded our pictures with great enthus¬
iasm and admiration for the work accomplished by Hr. Edison.

A few days later, our show was set up at the
Minimi za Theatre, Kyoto, where we gave a show every day from
2 P *. until 10.50 P. I-, seven solid days. On Hew Year- a

day, the first show was given at Hinimisa. V/e packed the house
many times.

The Nippon Kinetophone Company is very much
the cute. ~ W. »•* «“* tUin ,1'r°"e''

tt„. ««..»» Cities, end .. c». tec* •!» «>»• * '*«“*'
able bundle of «»«• *• »° »“”»“* °f *“•

Kinetonhone is in view.

. Mr. Fuj is aw a says that we will be able to make a
permanent installation only when we will have more Japanese
subjects, but not before. That is the reason why, therefore, r.
Fujisawa is so anxious to get pictures maoe here in Jo-pan j
as quickly as possible..

T like Japan very much,

3 full of curious

things and people. The landscape ie vex* picturesque.

The climate is good, and I thank God that I am in

good health.

Wishing to hear from you, I remain,

Yours respectfully,

CHARLES SCHLATTER"

The above for your information.

U. R. HUT CHI SDK .

Copies

Mr. Wilson and Mr. Millar.

Mr. Wilson:-

I n accordance with your wishes , X secured a
length of Eastman Non-Inflammable film, had it printed
up, "etc., and ran it through a projecting machine - Oall'i
new machine as follows:

The film was re-wound each time it was run
through the machine.

At the end of twenty times, no apparent wear.

I'orty times .alight cracks beginning Lo show on
every fourth perforation on left-hand side of film on
emulsion side.

Sixty times, same as after forty times, with
additional signs of distress on intermediate holes not
regular but frequent.

Eighty times cracks on the first and fourth
perforations show no material increase in length. All wear
so far is on the same side of the film, i/ e. , the left-
hand of the emulsion face of film. Other slight cracks
on the second and third perforations.

One hundred times, the left side of film on
■ emuliion face appears to be about the same as that at
eighty times, the other side of film begins to show signs
of cracks. The- crooks on right side of film are towards
the edge if film, on the left side they are toward the

One hundred twenty times', cracks have increased
in length, some almost to the edge of film. Also the left-
hand perforations are cracking toward the edge of the film.

One hundred thirty-seven times, the film broke.

It wsb found upon examination of the film that many per¬
forations ore broken and the cracks hove spread to the
edge of the film in. many more places. The film is not fit
to run longer.

Judg/ing from the above, I do not think it would
be practicable* to run the film in service over 100 timeB,
and I doubt whether, after the 75th time, the picture would
be good enough to warrant our advising its use.

I have secured one additional Bamiple from another
manufacturer, am having it printed up ahd will run it through.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

February 4, 1914

Mr. Edison:

These are the motion picture papers that we are
using, (they are the important ones), and their rates:

on yearly contract

Moving Picture World, Page per time 67.50

Motion Picture Hews, " » •• 42.00

Motography " » » 50.00

Reel life » " " 50.00

Motion Picture Story

Magazine " 4 " 150.00

Dramatic Mirror, One inch per time 2.12

Sunday Telegraph " " '• " 2.52

The Clipper and Bill Board, (each costing 3.00 per
inch per time) claim to reach the motion picture field, hut
they are more theatrical.

1. C. McChesney.

^ V'“ February 10, 1914,

(l I Lvo received your greatly onteomod letter °*
fno 4th instant, referring to my xi.tlo visit to the
Postmaster General in oonnoction with raisino“ho-
Vjar'.'O on your eolluloso-aootata films, and I aosuro you
?+ -ti, a sincere pleasure) to me to ho of any sligh. as¬
sistance in removing any ohstaclo which might l»terl*r*
with the easy working and propagation of an in^runontal
ity Which I think is destined to play so important a
part in tho education and olovation of .ho people a.

Tho kinetoocopo which 1 have ir. my homo is a souros
of irreat pleasure and instruction to my family -/
brother. Dr. Etmion G. Williams,

for Virginia, was so much impressed with i. after soe

S « SS he promptly ordered one for the Health Do

nartmont of Virginia, and tnat is nov owe°

Of tho many wonderful invan.ions w.’.ich tho . .
to your genius and rolentlaso energy this is certainly
not tho least.

I hone very much that I may have the honor of moot
ins you in the not distant future, and lira. Williams
loins mo in expressing the hope that if you and .ns.
Edison should over como to Richmond you will givo ue .n
honor of entertaining you at our homo thero.

I appreciate most highly your congratulations on
my appointmont to the Comptrollorship of the Currency,

You may recollect my visit to you about 2 ye
when you told me of your intention to issue some education'll
films and were good enough to purchase a negative from me E
illustrating magnetic lines of force. You mentioned atfthe
time that vou required a scientific assistant to arrange •.
some physical experiments in connection with this v.ork, and i
was able to put you in communication with Ur. Warns r of the
College City of New York, whom f think you subsequently engaged.

I take the liberty of asking your assistance under the

following circumstances

Consequent of my last trip, I opened a Branch
laboratory in New York and placed it under the management of
one of my employees, who was trained here. This Branch has made

To T. a. Edison Esq. ,

ROBT. W. PAUL.

fair progress, hut, as the gentleman in question is on holiday-
in England and has decided not to come hack onuy hehalf, I am
anxious to find an instrument expert to replace him. It haB
occurred to me that you may he a), le to recommend a man for this
work. He should not only have an excellent technical
knowledge of electricalmeasurements, hut also some commercial
experience. He would have a good scope, ae I now manufacture
a large range of precision instruments, and I am sending you
an advance copy of a nev/ catalogue, hy hook post. This
describes quite a number of new instruments which I have
desi-ned during the last three years, and which are in considera¬
ble demand, comparatively few instr irnents of this class being at
present manufactured in America.

Should you he in a position to assist me hy recommen¬
ding a suitable man, I should he very glad to hear from you.

Trusting that you are in good health and with
renewed thanke to you for your kindness to me during my
visit,

Yours faithfully,’

mi/ /n-i ■

, /yut^ctAruAj 7hLeJL*-^-{

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imOKAHOatl 0? (MHFKHBHOB JBM> 18 HY OFFICE
FKB. 12, 1914, REIATIVE 20 ffi'.KTAIH CHANGES
BKSIKBD BY KR. AlTSCIflJl 13 COiKiKpSUOH WIaH
THK AU3TRIA-HUHGARY, KMESttPHOnr

Present; Ffessrs. Altsehul, lad]
Gall, Wilson.

Itau.han, Jtoxwoll,

At the request of Mr. Altseyf, it was agreed that wo
would extend their contract W Fcbyl. 1916, thereby giving them
two years from Feb. 1, 1914, instead of, as formerly, two yoars
from August 16, 1913*

Ihe price of rooords end film made from our negatives

or from the negatives of any other syndicate, to be:

Records- §4.00 each
Film- 12 p per foot

from Feb. 1, 1914, no rebates to bo allowed on any shipped prior

to that date, end for which we charged;

For records- $6* 00 each

For film 1 50 por foot.

The $16.00 per v/eok rental for each outfit to bogln
May 1, 1914. instead of 30 days from the date of shipment from
here, as originally stipulated in tho oontraot. This for the
reason that they have not yet boon able to do any business on
account of having no subjects made from negatives taken at
their Vienna studio, end with the understanding that should they
put in operation any of tho 30 outfits prior to Hay 1, 1914,
they are to advise us as to the date, and the rental is to oomnenoe
as of that date.

If desired by them during the summer or Fall of 1914,
we are to give them the privilege of ordering and paying for
four outfits, to be shipped to some forwarding agent at vionna
to ho hold by such forwarding egent, at their expense, until

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required by them, they, to notify us v;hon they ao require them,
we to then instruct the forwarding agents to release them and
rentals to begin as of that date. Up to the time they ere taken
from the storage company, no rental is. to he paid. Shis pro-
position was agreed to by us in order to give them quick access
to a limited number of outfits.

Ehe above I beliovo covers all matters that should he
included in the Addenda to the original agreement.

Another matter discussed, however, and tentatively
agreed to by us was, that should they have an opportunity of
placing outfits with wealthy people who desired records ana
filmB made of their families, we wouia probably permit them to do
so, they to pay us §1000. each for the outfits, 50* per foot for
the film and §26. esoh for the records. Mr. Altsehul is to
draw up what he thinks would be the proper form of 3saso covering
propositions of this kind and submit it to us for approval or
oorreotion.

Another matter discussed was, that Mr. Altsohul expressed
a desire to handle our Professional pictures in Austria-Hungary
and the Balkan 3 totes, end I told him we would be very glad to
consider such a proposition if he would after returning home
advise us as to tho quantity of film ho would guarantee to take
yearly. Ho is to do this, and on receipt of his proposition
we axo to consider it, end if wo consider the total footage
ho agrees to take not sufficiently large, he said he would be
glad to'iiave Us make him a counter proposition, increasing tho
total footage.

Will you please see

that a proper addenda to the

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oontraot is drawn up as early as possible ooveiing the points
herein mentioned, so that we oen forward it to them for thoir
signature.

CHYf/ XV/i7 6. H. W.

(Copy to Mr. Edison))

February 16, 1914.

"Der Politicker"
"Der Hanschuh.

PHOTOGRAPHY

By chemical manipulation, that is, By reducing
and intensifying the negatives, the prints of these subjects
were improved. "Feierabend in Her Senhutte" Bhowed up
best, these films having sufficient contrast to make the
objects stand out nicely. The others are weak and flat
and exhibit the defects of "Das Rote Herz and "Studenten-
leben" mentioned in previous report. "Der Foliticker" A
was the worst, and photography was very weak and flat, qnd
the principal figure shows five distinct shadows on the
painted street scene. background, showing the poor dis¬
tribution of the light. In "T.eider zur laute" the center
of the picture is out of focus, the objects being fairly
sharp and clear when just out of this center zone, but
hazy and out of focus when within it.

The backgrounds were generally light as noted
in previous report. The lighting, except in "Der Politicker"
as noted, was superior to "Das Rote Herz" in previous report.

RECORDING

In all records, superior to "Das Rote Herz" men¬
tioned in previous report; that in "1813" showing up quite
well.

If these subjects were to be used only in small
rooms, the recording could be reported as very good, but on
account of the fact that they will be shown in and should
fill large theatres and halls, it is only fair to crit¬
icize the recording in all cases as too weak.

This was largely due to the broad stages UBed;
even in "Der Politicker", a monologue, a stage apparently
15' to 18' wide was used. This throws the voices so far
from the horn that loud recording is impossible.

STAGING AND BISECTING

+ fnr thp light backgrounds noted, the (staging
and direotingeof these suhjectB «e.

was good, energetic and “ taping of "Einleitender

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formal and stilted.

TITLES

•KSSw^ssHsm??: ™:

ZUr/iL«lfp?-roT und Flueer" was given and stamped on records,
Md now this subject is to he known as "Humoristische
Valseider" .

It is also important, as suggested by Hr. R8«1:3°ld>
af ter^ carefully "^It "appears toat^V^eet is\he printing

tr^L2?iKVsy?s*i.!2^s^“tl.

ahead of title for threading it up, one foot behind title
„„ starting signal, four feet after pictures to prevent
0-oint ne«ethem? TAis leaves 388' feet to he divided between
subject, title and sub-title.

Mr. Higham has suggested that an uniform length
for titles, suggesting twfenty ®eet, I think. Since titles
containing quite a variation in the number of QI!°rf!d
used, it would seem arbitrary to make all - long and
short - alike.

A -M. KENNEDY. 1
Tge above for your information.

Copies

to Mr. Edison, Mr.

M. P.. HUTCHISON.
Millar, Mr. Werner.

February 17 ,

X am in receipt of the following letter from'Tnrr
Kinetophone expert, Peter Gosselaar, whom v;e sent to Russia
for installer and for teaching men to operate:

"St. Petersburg, Feb. 4, 1914.

As you are probably interested about the running
of t hinge here in Russia , I will relate come of my exper¬
iences .

This company here is tier ting us so far, first
rate, and as much as I was able to show myself,

they seem to like the way I have worked.

For nearly two weeks we had the machine in a
theatre here. In evenings I was running the show, and in
the daytime X was teaching eight operators. One Russian
was very good, but the most of them are. very slow to
understand, and do too much talking. The first day I got
bombarded with an awful lot of foolish questions. Everyone
seemed to have a different idea os to how to run the
Kinetophone , and X did not seem to get ohead very much
with th6m, and went to bed with a headache.

Now I answer all questions that I don't consider .
foolish, and when one man kept me talking half an hour
about how long it would take to catch up if the record was
put one minute ahead, I told him to go and ask his grand¬
mother. I know that was not very polite, but if I had not
stopped, him, he would have been talking yet.'

• X spoke, in a postal -to you, about the habit

they have here of using ninety amperes for moving pictures.

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Thi s , of course, Rives a very bright light, in fact, so
bright that T think it hurts the eyes. With our rheostat,

I could not show a picture as bright as that, so I put a
heavy copper wire between the third and fifth grid of the
rheostat. This 'gave me about sixty amperes., ana the rheostat
doesn't get so hot. How, 1 wish you would advise ine how
many amperes I can safely pull by putting wire bridges
between the grids of the rheostat. I don't dare to experi¬
ment too much with the rheostats here, and woula like to
show a stronger light, as they are always asking for that.
Sixty amperes shows a clear picture, bu^ it o.oesn t hurt
the eyes. I should think that would be what they would

"So far everything I have done in the shows seems
to have gone through without a single hitch. I seem oo be
better able to work in a theatre than in a church. We had
a good audience, and the People take well to the talking
pictures.

"Yesterday, v.c packed up the machine and tomorrow
we expect to go to Kiev (about twenty hours by train). I
hope everything will go as well there as it has gone here.

"I am enjoying my stay here. There are many
vvyry interesting things, some of which I will send you a
postal of from time to time, keeping you at the same time
posted on everything pertaining to my work.

Yours very truly,

Peter Gosselaer."

The above for your information.

M. T5. HUTQ

reoN.

Yokohoma. (This is a Foreign theatre).

On the tenth, a large crowd attended our first show.

The audience was so pleased with our entertainment,
especially the English speaking people present, that they
went wild over our "Eonny Scotland" , "Shamrocks" , etc., etc.

In fact, the audience requested to see and hear these
pictures over and over again. Why, th«r could not praise
our pictures highly enough!

I have to say that the apparatus was working that
evening exceptionally well, and I had the audience simply
astonished.

The following day, the manager of the theatre made
immediate arrangements to have the Kinetophone at his
theatre for three dayB next month.

After we got through at Yokohoma, I came hack to
Tokio, where I had to give instructions to a new road
show set of operators, the equipment for which was going
to leave Tokio for a long time.

Finally, two of my students, who were about 0. K. to
run a Bhow, were started. I trusted- them with this new
outfit, called road show Ho. 101. All trunks and parcels
were marked that way. This is a scheme originated by members

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I wish I had a few sharfes of this company. It would
he pretty well invested, hut for we white people .there is
not much chance.

As things are standing, the company will have to run
■business on the road shows until they have more Japanese
subjects on hand. Then they will make contract for
permanent service.

I presume that you are working hard at Orange to
improve the Kinetophone even above itspresent- standard.

In case you can find a better friction roll and
shoe, I will appreciate any suggestions in regard to
these parts, as they are the most delicate parts of the
entire apparatus today.

I hope you are all in good health.

I remain,

Yours respectfully,

CHARLES SCHLATTER".

II. R.

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

'meeting held February 2oth. 1914. regarding KiMgroyHoMK studio.

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PRESENT: Messrs, Nicolai, Leeming, Gall, Simpson, ReiB,
Waterman, Beebe and Hutchison.

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1. THIRTY 110 VOLT D. C. ARISTO ARC LAMPS: Ordered about a

• week or ten days ago. No information as to

delivery.

2. SPOT LIGHTS: These can be obtained from the Laboratory,

3. . ONE SWITCHBOARD: Beebe will get details of board,
showing all switches and arrangement of
switches, to Mr. Nicolai, not later than
Monday morning, the 23rd instant.

4. SIX ARC LAMP SUPPORTING BRIDGES: In work. •

5. CABLE FROM SWITCHBOARD TO LAMPS : Beebe will figure out

and let Mr. Nicolai know the length of cable
from switchboard to lamps.

6. CABLE FROM POWER HOUSE TO STUDIO: Ordered about ten

days ago, and Mr. Nicolai will get date of
delivery.

7. ONE HUNDRED 40-WATT MAZDA LAMPS AND V,IRE: These lamps

can be obtained from the General Electric
Company, at Harrison, New Jersey.

PLUMBING.

1. SIX SYPHON-JET TOILETS: Ordered.

ONE URINAL: Already on hand.

TWELVE WASH BASINS: Ordered.

KITCHEN SINK:' This will be provided by Mr.

(Cow-*-

GAS BANGE, SIX HOLES, TWO OVENS; Has not as yet been
piiered. Mr. Nicolai now has details and will
order.

ONE XXHX ICEBOX, 200 POUNDS CAPACITY: Mr. Nicolai will
order.

HOT WATER HEATER: Mr. Nicolai stateB that he intends to
heat water by steam, and will take steps to
rig lip for same.

FOUR AND SIX-INCH CAST IRON PIPING FOR DRAINS: Ordered.

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9. THIRTEEN l£" NICKEL TRAPS (12 for 1)38108, 1 for Bink)
Ordered.

PRESSING ROOMS.

1. TY/ENTY-FOUR MIRRORS 2'0" X3'0" PLATE GLASS, FRASER:

Mr. Nicolai will order.

2. THIRTY-SIX BENTWOOD CHAIRS: Mr. Nicolai will order.

3. TV/ELVE LOCKERS 12"X24" FOR TWO GENERAL DRESSING ROOMS:

Mr. Nicolai will order. aa_\a.OE» "S

4. TWELVE LOCKERS 24“ X 36" FOR BOUBLE PRESSING ROOMS:

Mr. Nicolai will order. ^ 1—

CARPENTER WORK.

1. SIX HALF-BOORS FOR TOILETS: Mr. Briscoll will/take care

of these.

2. SIXTEEN BOORS FOR PRESSING ROOMS ANB OFFICES (2 Fire Exits)

Mr. Briscoll will also take care of these.

3. . 7/8“ BOARBS FOR PARTITIONS ANB SHELVING: These are

under w ay.

4. ONE THOUSANB FEET 2X4" STUBDING: Mr. Nicolai is taking

care of this. — ,, ■

5. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FEET OF 1" SSUDBEHC :Q Also being taken

care of by Mr. Nicolai.

HARDWARE.

1. GALVANIZED IRON WIRE CABLE FOR LAMP HOISTS: Specifications

length and size to be furnished by Mr, Beebe.

2. ROPES, PULLEYS FOR LAMP HOISTS AND BAGS: Details to be

supplied Sty Mr. Beebe.

3. SCENERY FRAMES: V/ill be taken care of by stage carpenter.

4. PAINT AND KALSOMINE: Mr. Nicolai will take care of this

when v/e are ready for Bame.

6. FOUR SHOWER BATHS, TWO IN EACH LARGE DRESSING ROOM: Mr.

Nioolai will order.

6. A FIRE POLE AT END OF EACH UPSTAIRS HALL: Mr. Nicolai
will install.

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8. EIGHT FULL LENGTH UIHROBS: Hr. Nicolai will order.

Copies to Ur. Edison and Ur. V/ilBon.

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CHICAGO, March 5, 1914.

Mr. Thomas Edison,

Menlo Park,

East Orange, H. J. >*7^5^

Dear Siri-

As the inventor of the Talking Machine by which
you have been' enabled to perpetuate the human voice, we
thought you might be interested in seeing a sample of our
new invention in the photographic line by which we are
enabled to reproduce from life, actual life motion
photographst which change from one expression to another
by simply bending the card at one end. We believe that
we have accomplished something that was never before
possible in the photographic art ana take pleasure in
sending the enclosed to you with our compliments.

Very truly yours,

. G. EELSEllTHAI & CO.

G. FF.l.SENTHAL & CO. ]

-KM OF M.™ «■»'»> """" C>l>“ ,OI> ""“Si

I manufacturers OF _—

telephone The Magic Moving Photograph automatic

monroe Cameras 56-840

3519 206 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET

CHICAGO. Mar oil 11, 1914.

Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,
Assistant to Mr. Edison,
Orange, H. J.

Tt is a measure to us to reply to your letter of
Mar oil 9th and to see that you are interested in our new
invention in the photographic line.

As you have transmitted the s an pie to Mr .Edison,
«r. .«!.« WO other

so^hat'he can&understand how we arrange this when used for
advertising purposes.

printing of any •""tl“|S?000 lJt*. iL MT.rU.lw

We shall he glad to send you additional samples
and further information if interested.

0.^ CO.

g^/ha

Thomas A. Edison Jnc.

Orange ,N.J.,U. S. A.

Edison Phonographs and Records. Edison Primary Batteries
Edison Iiinetoscopcs andMolion Picture Films
Edison Home Kinetoscopes and Motion Picture Films
Edison Dictating Machines. Edison Kinetophones
Edison A.C.Rectifiers and Edison House Lighting Controllers

March 13 , 1914 .

"ZYMOTIC, NEW

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Port Kyers, Florida.

Dear Mr. Edison;

The night letter sent you on the tenth ad¬
vised you of the negotiations with George C . Tyler with refer¬
ence to. Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" and some of his other works .

The negotiations are not yet complete, nor can they he wholly
completed until Kipling is seen. However, as far as Tyler is
concerned, I think that we can prohahly conclude the deal to¬
morrow, as he and I are going up to the Studio to discuss with
Mr. Plimpton and Mr. Edwin some of the details of the contem¬
plated produe tion.

Assuming that satisfactory arrangements are
made with Tyler, it is prohahle that Mr. Plimpton will sail
on the twenty-fourth. It is desirable that he carry with him a
letter to Kipling from you. I enclose such a letter herewith,
and if it is in satisfactory form, will you kindly sign and return
it. If the letter is not satisfactory, will you write one that
is.

You may have forgotten that the Liebler Company,
of which George C. Tyler is the General Manager , are the theatri¬
cal syndicate with which the Vitagraph Company made a. sort of
connection last summer. In pursuance of this arrangement the

DICTATED TO AND TRANSCRIBED FROM THE EDISON DICTATING MACHINE

Ur. Thomas A. Edison -2-

Vitagraph people have produced "The Christian" under rights
obtained from the Liebler Company and Hall Caine. It is to be
exploited at standard theatres by the Liebler Company and will
later go into picture houses. Confidentially lir.. Tyler has
told me that \*t- is dissatisfied vjith the way the Vitagraph
people handled the subject, and I do not thinJc that the relations
between the Vitagraph Company and the Liebler Company will be of

long duration.

Yours jfaithfullv

' '{ ' -

rjfj

'c o'nd^Vfc c President.

y/u-ah

March 20, 1914.

Mr. Edison: -

Sometime ago, we received requests from some of
the Foreign Kinetophone people, that we gurnish positive
Ktnetophone stock on non- inflammable film.

I secured samples of Eastman Ilon-Inf lamraable ,
Eoroid, Bayer Cellit and Agfa.

The Agfa did not come in until considerable
time after the first three mentioned, so I ran the first
three on a Model D Machine, until each showed so much wear
in the sprocket, etc. as to render it unfit for further
service. As a result, we recommended to the Foreign people
that we would not be able to assure them of over seventy-
five rune of the film through a Kinetoscope, before same
became unserviceable.

Subsequent to this test, I received a sample of
the Agfa film, and ran that through five hundred times
without showing any wear at all in the sprockets or scratch
on the film. This was run in comparison with some of our
regular Eastman Inflammable Stock and showed no greater
fatigue than does the standard film.

This suggest6an idea to me:

In a comparatively short time, I think it is
pretty well understood that the General Film Company is
going to disintegrate. That means that each of ub will have
to paddle our own canoe. I am going to run this Agfa film
until it becomes unserviceable. At Ihe same time, I am going
to get about three times as much of it as samples, and put

it through another \reak-down teat, after printing, etc.,
to check up on the results of this firnt teat. If I find
that the Agfa film will give ua as good, if not better,
service than our standard Eastman Stock, what would be the
matter with our getting control of the Agfa film in this
Country, and using it exclusively for the Edison product?

It will be a very easy matter for U3 to bring about legis¬
lation that would prohibit the use of inflammable film in
any of the motion picture theatres in this Country. Then
the pther picture people would have to come to us for
non-inflammable stock, and we would be in as good a shape,
if not better, as far as making money out of the game is
cdneerned, than we. ever were before.

At the present time, this Agfa film is a drug on
the market , for the simple reason that none of the picture
people seem to have looked far enough ahead to see the
value of having the exclusive American rights for the same.
I do not believe that any of them have put it to a break¬
down test.

We want to act quickly in this matter before
somebody wakes up to it. So I will rush through these tests
as quickly as possible, and try to have some definite in¬
formation for you by the time you get back. Then, if you
think well enough of it, we can enter into relations with
the Agfa people, through a third party, so they will not
know who is negotiating for the American rights. I believe
they have an agent over in New York now, but I imagine he
could be bought out for a very small amount of money. I

v,ould like nothing better than the opportunity to put
through legislation , Federal if necessary, prohibiting the
use of any inflammable stock in any of the motion picture
theatres. Of course, it v/ould not be policy to do this
until the General Film Company matter "busts" up.

K. R. HUTCHISOH.

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Uaroh 30, 1914.

Ur. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison Laboratory,
West Orange, H. J.

Dear Sir:-

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X was very -h interested ^

demonstration of your motion picture m Qf our plan for some

of life and of insects. “ *?!,e demonstrating the aetl-

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Of cur.., tl» 1'S.rSrS“«“'.?u”4Si,1iS

with the opening of a J1”” f tf do something much more

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dered purely from a/in“0^Xmind \ould certainly not draw

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iSfurSin.XrfulVcur.fr of ~tl»

other ends than financial prof .

I would “^tive^omfof6^ plans* which I have had

should become interested in this, * tR plaoing any equip-

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your service.

Yours very sincerely,

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April 3, 1914.

Mr. Edison:-

Xn further reference to the Bronx fire:

I assume that Mr. Plimpton has Been writing you
re'agularly , from his end of the line, so will make no attempt
to report ■business referring to his matters.

The fire insurance inspectors have been there, and
that part of the matter has been taken care of.

Mr. Gall reports, from his end of the line, that
only two or three days' delay will take place by reason of
the fire. One of the directors who was at Charleston, South
Carolina, woe ordered back to Jacksonville, to make some
special pictures to pull us through, and another director,
who has been working on the detective stories entitled
"Cleek" , has embarked for Bermuda with his troupe , as many of
the pictures of this particular scenario are laid on the deck
of a ship.

It is Ur. Gall's idea to get as much money as v;e can
from the insurance people, and then to rebuild the studio in the
damaged portions , in such way as will save considerable money
in carrying the plan out. Owing to the faot that all our
pictures are taken by artificial light, daylight is not a
desirable feature in connection therewith, he wants to cover
the roof with some approved and suitable roofing, instead of the
glass. In addition to t&e fact that the glass is of no service,
as abive outlined, as soon as the fire tookrriplace in the Studio,
the glass broke and formed an actual draft for the fire, which
greatly facilitated the burning of the properties within. Had the

roof teen of such material as would have resisted the heat and
remained intact, the damage that was done would not have taken
place.

I am advised by Hr. Gall that the watchman reports as

follows :

When he went tack near the switchboard, he found one
of the rheostats red hot. As to why it was red hot, I have teen
unatle to determine. In any event, he squirted some water on it
from a hose. He then noticed, that a tit of smoke was coming up
from the basement, under the rheostat. He turned in the fire
alarm, tut meanwhile, squirted water ;>fiown through the hole
from which the smoke was issuing, and finding this unsatisfact¬
ory, went flown into the cellar and squirte^ the water on.

When the firemen arrived, the Battalion Chief refused to allow
any of his men to go down into the cellar, and while they were
debating as to whether or not they should go, the fire gained
such headway as to render all their efforts thereafter futile.
The watchman attributes the loss of the Studio to the fact that
the firemen were so dilatory in feheir tactics. I think that
everyone there is convinced of the fact that if no alarm had
teen turned in, and the watchman and his men had fought the fire
themselves, the damage v/ould not have occurred.

The man of whom I wrote, commonly known as "Stretch",
who rescued Higham's son, will very shortly receive a hero medal
from the Carnegie Hero Fund. I reported details of the matter to
Mr. Camfegie, by letter, and a reply from him today, Btating

that he has forwarded my letter to the Hero Fund, making
recommendation that the young man he presented with a Hero
Medal. Aside from the fact that this is well deserved, it will
he a pretty good ad for Edison pictures, and Hr. Gall suggests
that we write a scenario in which "Stretch" will figure as the
real hero in the picture. Nothing like advertising, at the
seme time doing justice.

I am advised that on Monday, Director Kendall rigged
up a lot of fire smudges in the burned Studio, and pulled off
n picture showing various people being rescued , etc. He is
going to write the scenario about it later, but acted on the
sput of the moment and got all the good dope he could , e.round
which he will build his scenario. In addition to being one of
our directors, Mr. Kendall writes quite a number of our
scenarios.

I sent a moving van over Tuesday morning, and moved
all the Kineto phone material to Orange. All the white masters
of Kinetophone subjects are in the vault in the yard. Only one
of the white masters was broken. This does not interfere with
us, because we have the mould, etc. here at Orange.

As I wrote you, Saturday was a very disagreeable
day, and all of us who were there were paddling around in water
up to our ankles. Ur. Wilson caught cold, and as a result, is
suffering from an attack of lumbago and is confined to his home.

I do not think it will be necessaiy to uee the
Kinetophone studio here, as Kr. Plimpton' seems to have gotten
out of his difficulty very nicely.

As I wrote you previously, he secured one stage of
the Biograph studii, and started in tjiesday morning with a
company there, properly directed, etc.

Owing to the fact that the new theatre we installed
at the Bronx Studio for showing the fl^ms to the actors and
actresses, was not destroyed* the week's run of pictures was
made there Wednesday (lasj; night) and tonight will he shown
here in Orange, the same as if nothing had happened. I call
this mighty good work.

You remember Alice Washburn, one of our actresses
an old lady that has acted for a number of our talking pictures
and has especially acted in a number of our silent pictures.

The morning of the fire, Mr. Plimpton received a telegram
from Jacksonville, stating that Housman, one of our men, was
on his way Uorth with Miss Washburn who had suddenly become
demented. Gertrude McCoy met her at the train with a trained
nurse, she having shown great preference for ?Uss McCoy, Got
her up to Miss McCoy's house, got the doctor over on pfcetext
of seeing Miss McCoy, and then suggested a ride around the city.
Stopped in front of Bellevue and Miss McCoy, commenting on the
beauty of the place, persuaded her to get out, look around
inside. When they got her inside of Bellevue, they, of course,
had everything arranged to take her in hand. The doctor pro¬
nounced her murderously inclined and dangerous to be at large.
The matter was handled in such way aB to have no come-hack jfSnom
the Edison Company, for the reason that the doctor rendered
his decision from observation, and she was not forcibly taken
to Bellevue.

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! oan,t think of anything else at the present time

vihich will interest you.

M. n. HUTCHISON.

Deny Sir:- . . ' .

I have sent you unfter separate n over, a more or less
large amount of literature pertaining to the Vanoaoope; which
is a new moving picture machine an.i for which great claims arc

In December of last year, a friend of mine in Chicago,
invited me to witness a demonstration of this machine,. and I
was asked at. the same time to pass an opinion on the mechanical
construction of the same. I saw the machine in actual oper¬

ation and saw it disassembled. liter the demonstration, I
was approached by the parties interested in the Vanoaoope and
asked if I would intercede or. bring, the machine to the attention
of Mr. F. I. Dyer, whom none of the parties in Chicago knew per¬
sonally; ’and was further offered a . commission if I could in any
way be instrumental in getting Mr. Dyer sufficiently interested,
to purchase the rights to this machine, She commission offered
. was particularly attractive to me, and it for a time overohadowed
possibly, my good common sense, in that I acted for a time in

trying to induce Mr. Dyer to become acquainted with this machine,
not realizing that possibly it might have a certain bearing and
effect on the machine which you are manufacturing.

X went so far a3 to ask Mr., Dyer to witness a demon¬
stration of this machine in TTew York City, and further, sought
an interview with Mr. Dyer, at which time I told him that I had
been approached and asked to interest him (Mr. Dyer) in the pos¬
sible purchase of this machine, for which services I was to re¬
ceive a certain commission. I talked this matter over with
Mr. B. in order to get his views as to whether or not I would
he. in itr>y way conflicting with your interests. Mr. B. at
that time, -did not seem to feel that I would he prejudicing your
interests in any way and I therefore, continued the negotiations
with Mr. Dyer to some extent, although Mr. Dyer knew full well
exactly my position in the matter, as I stated to him in my in¬
terviews, that if this would in any way Interfere with your in¬
terests, I would, of course, not affbrd to be identified with it.

On yesterday, April 1st, I received a telegram from
one of my friends in Chicago, interbsdod in this project, stat¬
ing tliat he would be in Tew York to-day. X not this .gentle¬
men, who knows all of the Vunoocope people personally, and he
informed mo that Mr. Van Riper, the originator and head of the
Vanosoo.pe Company, was also in TTew York negotiating with Mr.

Dyer. After thinking this matter over thoroughly this after¬
noon, I phoned Mr. Meadowcroft, . telling him just how far X
had gone in the matter, and asking his advice as to my procedure.

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and if he did not think that I should bring it to your atten¬
tion before going any further in the matter. Mr. Meadow-
oroft informed me that Mr. Hutchinson had made an investiga¬
tion of this machine and had reported to you.

X feel that as your employee, I should present you
*iih all the facts in the matter, so far as my personal connec¬
tion is concerned, as I want you. to feel that I would not in
any manner become connected with anything in any way shape or
manner which would be prejudicial to your interests. Mr.

Dyer and associates. Hr. Hobson and 'Mr. John Hays Hammond, Jr.,
are the three gentlemen who are negotiating with Mr.- Van Riper
of the vanoscope Company to secure the rights to the manufacture,
rental and sale of this machine in this country. These three
gentlemen have to-day offered nr. Van Riper a proposition about
as follows: They propose to organize a separate company

which will -manufacture, rent and sell this machine; and for
the rights to do this, they offer Kr. Van Riper and the Vanos-
oope Company proper in return 50?, of the gross receipts for the
rental and sales of the machines. ds a bond of good faith,
they propose to put up $100,000. cash and guarantee that for
three years they will manufacture, rent and sell a stipulated •
number of machines.

Prom the' fact that the bringing out of this machine
might injure the sales of the machine which you are manufact¬
uring. and that possibly my connection with this transaotion
might bn misoonstrued in the future. X deemed it best to present

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TAE

you with all the facte in the case, of which I have any Knowledge
and I feel further that I should divorce myself from any further,
participation in this matter, except na I can be of any assist¬
ance to you. The deal, ae presented by 'Mr. Dyer and asso¬

ciates to Hr. Yan Riper and the Yanosoope Company, has not been
consummated and will not be before Tuesday of next, week, and
this tranaaotipn will bo concluded in Chicago. It is my

understanding that Mr. Dyer and his associates will go to Chi¬
cago and be there on Tuesday 'next to await the decision of the
Board of Directors of the Yanoscope Company , who will meet at
that time and decide as to whether or not the Dyer proposition
is acceptable. One of my acquaintances through my friend

in Chicago, is in a position to more or less block the Dyer
deal, if it would bait- your purpose, and should you desire in
any way to secure the rights to this machine. It is in this
why particularly that I feel that I can be of some service to
you, should you care to have any dealings in the matter.

The machine, in my opinion, is a beautiful piece
of workmanship and from my limited knowledge of moving picture
machines, 1 would consider it a particularly good piece of
apparatus. You no doubt are fully aware of the scheme of
this maohino, so that further explanation io unnecessary.

I have seen the machine operated- at all speeds from standing .
still to being run at a very hieh speed - much beyond the
speed at which ordinary machines are. operated, and there is
absolutely no flioker or distortion of any kind.

If you would oare to consider this machine in any way;
that is, in so far as securing the rights or purchasing the thing
outright, and would care to have me use what influence I may
be able to bring to bear in preventing any further deal for a
limited time, I wish you would telegraph me in care of the office
and I will make it my business to do all In my power to hold
the closing of the deal in abeyance pending your actions.

Mr. 7a£ Hiper of the Tanoseope Company, informed me
that he wanted approximately between 3750,000. and 3800.000.
for the controlling rights to this machine. I have no douht
hut wha.t.it could be purchased for a lesser amount than this.

I would have you feel that my snail connection with this so far,
has been with entire unconsciousness of any harm to your in¬
terests, and it is only nowthat I thought that possible you
would prefer to know about this, that I bring it to your atten¬
tion.

There will be sufficient time' for me to act for your
Interests should X receive word from yott not later .than Monday.

Most respectfully.

(, )

rY April 2/14

Hon. Thcmi
Cranio, H
Hoar 'dir; -

Edison,

;®UC21.Y Ct'HFXE.'.irrl.U- rW
ctffi Ui>K omat sa* trisaa

OP-ClEt OGUSS.VCS.

tn tbo nuttor of poor Imulry about Vonoooopo oo. I™, =M «• «“>

„ »loo 161B MO Bias, Ohlougo. «*. «W«01| *»•*«* Sl"“ tto
ftlloMU. 1WW «•. «». • SI"-000 «• *• ®MW‘:

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to W omo. ol Start., a. .Wins »« «w a. sum,
law Una of Sarins, A«a«M» & Bloium.

Ohortoo 0. Jurina lor nuv y»or“ buo »«« «“ l“S“1 1,ofI:''r P""

too, or of boob.. oboy non. ona Mb fir. b»» *• fW

«, atyor. »» .a «» — — — — - *• — ti;:

t, b. found 1. tbo M « dirootorl.o, at u nutorolly .but «

„„ domml.o ft* tbo »u*~ « *««»•«*““ ** * ' L. '.

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*. tb. MU of «b, MUM. SO*- • — - " “'Vln "»

oo .,11 attention to tbo foot tbo. on uurob art. KM ™- »■
of Oblooso broujjh wU m tbo U. s. »•« - » «*•"““ *“**•
aeolont tbo Vonoooopo 00. . mA Ml. 0- »» Ml"' - “*

lntornotlon no to tbo writ of SUM. **» - a*“«lb"“ hl“"ir “ *

"Cltloon Of Grout MW. «• bn." « «». tbo Vbnonoopo W n S»«
r M „ oo not fool nnfo In WIMM M. . «— *- *» «*“ ~

M tb. opp.r buna wonla bo Ubnl, to »bo » »o-o.olnl »»oooo».

no bor.nl tb buna yon oopy of . ropor. oonpil.,a on Ml. 0. Von »P"
ondor dot. of dun. lot, 1007 nblob olro. oonnldorubl. of bio Motor/. In ud-
dltlon. no cull attention to on,, of Mo ontorprl... (no b.11.." tbo »•«
pr-^vlcuo to thn Voaoacopo Oo] ontitlod A. Von Sion «, Oo, 1380 Broadway. Undor

thlo name atook waa o old and Van Sipor'a aon-in-law, V. ffoodward, was the
apokaanan. 2ho attorneys for a. Van Plan £ Co. worn Soring, Adana & Bleo.no.
Olydo fl. 31oaa«. tho lawyer, ie a brother of Kdw&rd 2. c. 3louao who ran a
bucket shop under the name of ASward 2. C. Van Si ease & Co, which nado a
rather nosty fhllorn. She Adana raontioned is Albert J. Adana, in the above
law firn; he was the oon of the now deceased polioy king, Al Adana. Soring
it waa always thought had an interest in tho buokot shop concern of Kdward
2. 0. 3leaao & Co. After the a. Van Sion & Co, business disappeared from
1228 Sway, it waa unflerutood that certain people were complaining about not
getting what they had bought.

"foura truly,

?50U2K>02'3 0CaU2KGIjj; aGiSHCY .

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Prcra&foot*® Cexamercial A;geacy

SINGER BUILDING

NEW YORK CITY Jfin> 7

Hon . Thomas A. Edison,

Orange, II. j. STRICTLY C0HFIDiSETl41 ROE YOUR

0W1T PI2RS01TAL USE UMKR THE T3RMS

Roar jir;- • OF OUR COHTRACT.

In reply to your inquiry about Louis C. Van Riper, we beg to report
that he lived in Elden, Illinois, in 1894. He was a carpenter by trade
and a saving man. Having accumulated about $5,000.00, he sent it to Ilessrs
C. F. Van Winkle & Co, which concern ran an advisory brokerage business in
Chicago, Illinois, and the usual result followed. They wrote him that his
money had been lost, etc. Van Riper went to Chicago, Ill. to look after
his interests, and the business of getting money easily, without a compen¬
sation, was attractive to him, therefore ho decided to become a broker. He
obtained a position with Van Winkle, having found out their methods of busi¬
ness, started the firm of I. C. Van Riper & Company, with offices in the
Rialto Building. He circularized the country with get-rich-quick literature,
sending some to the customers of Vanwinkle, which list he obtained when ho
was employed in the latter’s office.

The Post-Office made a ruling that no person or firms could
use the mails advertising what was known as the "pyramid" plan or system.

This was both Van Riper’s ana Van Winkle’s method. The postal authorities
indicted a number of persons using the above system, and one of the persons
indicted was C. F. Van Winkle, and L. C. Van Riper saved his neck by turning
State's evidenoe on Van Winkle. The State authorities then took up the
proseoution of a number of get-rich- quick concerns and bucket shops, and in¬
dicted the following persons in the Criminal Court of Illinois in 1896 for
"keeping a bucket shop" as above:

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• 2.

L. c. Van Hiper, broker
3?. 3. Y/iggins, bookkeeper
T. j. Polaek, office assistant

Ed Y/beoler, who receipted for a registered letter
Van Riper quit business under his own name and started the firm of
R. H. Kelley & Co, a corporation, Robt« H. Kelley being a member of the Chi¬
cago Board of Trade, a hard drinker and a' lawyer of no practice. Van Riper
paid him §25 per week for the use of his name. The company was incorporated
for $100,000. She attorneys . for the firmware Kelsey & Lazerus, and also
Kelley, holding one share of stodfc and acting as an officer. Van Riper hold
the balanoo of the stock of the corporation. Circulars were sent out and
Robt. H. Kelley & Co. gathered in a good deal of money. As soon as this
operation was brought about the company failed and went into the hands of a
receiver. The latter was unable to obtain possession of the books, though
he made repeated demands upon Van Riper, Lazerus, Kelley and Kelsey, both in
Chicago and II. V. City, and not ono cent was ever paid, to the creditors. Van
Riper then left Chicago hurriedly and oame to IT. Y. City.

Robt. H. Kelley swindled a man named A. Brachar of Herrods, 0, out
of $1000. Brachar swore out a warrant for Van Riper before Martin R. II. Wal¬
lace, of Chicago, justice of the peace; but Van Riper was never apprehended,
having left Ohioago. He oame to Hew York in 1897, and started the firm of
Hotchkins & Co. Hotohkins was related to Van Riper but is now dead. This
•firm failed, after getting in all the money they could, and never paid any¬
thing to creditors.

Van Riper then started the firm of Lawrenoe & Simons, Lawrence being
Van Riper' s brother-in-law. Simons was a member of the Chicago Board of
Trade, and afterwards the controlling spirit in the C. E. Mackey Co. swindle.
Simons is dead. The firm of Lawrence & Simons failed, and as far as we can
learn, never paid anything to their creditors.

Van Riper opened an office at 11 Bway under his own name, aoting as
advisory broker, and advertising under what is known as the Chart System.

Many complaints were made on aocount of money lost through Van Riper, one in

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particular being that of H. R. Randolph of Lincoln, Ill, who sent him §5,000.
Within a few weeks after the money was sent, Tan Riper notified Randolph, by
means of a bum mimeograph letter, that ho had been unluoky and lost the money.
At the same time Tan Riper was sending out circulars, stating how successful
he had been in business. Robert H. Kelley & Co, in- the Braohar case, also
sent out mimeograph letters, showing loss of money. Randolph came to ITew
York for the purpose of prosecuting Tan Riper, but being afraid of the no¬
toriety, decided to pocket his loss.

Tan Riper worked with a man named John B. McKenzie, under the name
of J. B. Kenzie & Co, MoKenzie having been his market letter writer in Chi¬
cago .

When McKenzie worked for Tan Riper in Chicago, at the same time
there was in the office a man named C. W. Turner, who now runs the United
States Mining Journal for Tan Riper. McKenzie's last swindle was known under
the name of Hugh L. Smith & Co. Tan Riper controlled the firm of Chester B.
Lawrence & Co, all of whioh firms failed, the first two having been raided by
the police. Tan Riper then beoame interested in the firm of J. L. MoLean &

Co, 25 Broad St, now in bankruptcy, which firm was expelled from the Con¬
solidated Exchange, charged with bucket shopping, MoLean & Co. being in the
hands of a reoeiver, Tan Riper appeared ub scoured oreditor to the extent of
§18,000.

Tan Riper organized the Hew York Mailing & Advertising Agenoy with
offioes at 108 Fulton St, Manhattan, from which plaoe he sends out oircular
matter for the various schemes that he is interested in. He has a post of-
fioe box Ho. 543, and all answers to literature are sent to this addreBS, so
Tan Riper opens all the mail.

We also find a connection between Tan Riper and J. F. McHardt &

Co, 66 Bway. McHardt is offering the stook of the Thundefl Mountain Cold Mining
Co, and his circulars show that this property adjoins the Bewey Mine, while,
as a matter of faot, it is several miles from the property.

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We also find one Jason 0. Moore conneotod with Van Riper when they
ran the Beaumont Trust Co. Jason C. Moore is an ex-convict having served time
in the Illinois penitentiary for forgery. Many judgments have Been obtained
against him and the Beaumont Trust Co. in Texas. Moore is not with him, how¬
ever, at present. At the present time he is running the Moore Rice land Co,

5 Nassau St.

The United States Mining Journal is run in the interests of Van
Riper' s sohemos, and mailed from 108 Pulton St. and further, its columns are
used for advertising all the properties in which Van Riper is interested, such
as the Thunder Mountain Cold Mining Co, Blysen Oil & Gas Co. and others.

Van Riper was arrested in New York, and held for §5000 hail, hut
all the papers and records in the case have mysteriously disappeared from the
District Attorney's office at the same time that Gardner retired. This fact
was brought out recently and investigations made by the N. Y. Sun, whom Van
Riper had sued for libel. One of these suits have been tried and Van Riper
was beaten, and on Aug. 5/05 there is a record of a judgment in favor of the
Sun printing & Publishing Assn against Louis C. Van Riper for §172.48

being costs in the oaso.

Van Riper appears as the principal stockholder in the princess Club,
a N. Y. corporation with club rooms and restaurant, on the corner of Fulton &
Nassau Sts. There the statement is made that a man named D. McKenzie put in
the money. Vfe find that McKenzie carries a very large amount in the Seoond
National Bank of Hoboken, N.J. and that he has his mail sent to the Hotel Im¬
perial. At that place we find that he haB delivered to Mrs. F. A. Bade ham, who
has recently attained notoriety in the Cotton Scandal, and who is said to
have left her husband because of the attentions paid her by Van Riper.

The ostensible manager of the Prinoess Club is a girl named Lewis
who has been for sometime a stenographer for Van Riper.

Van Riper owned many houses and considerable property in Weohawken,
and is said to be worth in the neighborhood of §500,000. He had yachts, autos

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and lives in fine style, but lost them through speculation in ootton, and
in this connection Van Hiper made a deal with the heads of the Statistical De¬
partment of Agriculture by which he was. to have advance reports for the regular
publication. This made him speculate heavily in ootton with great advantage,
but he deceived his confederates and did not report only 10$ of the profits
made. The result of this was that they furnished Van Riper with wrong in¬
formation causing him to lose a large amount of money. He then went to the
Government and informed the authorities with the result that some of his
■ former associates lost their positions. He turned over the stock of the Hew
York Hailing & Addressing Co, 108 Fulton St, to the United investors Co. of
220 Sway, and took a controlling interest in the company. It was formed for
the purpose of disposing of Van Riper' s mining stocks in the Thunder Mouhtain
district, but which concern. was not successful. Van Riper then went to Gold¬
field where-he obtained an interest in the Mohawk lease which was very profit¬
able. At the present writing he is supposed to be in Goldfield working with
a man named D. MoKenzie who is one of his close business associates.

Yours truly.

PROUDFOOT'S COMMSRCIAI AGiSHCY .

Mr Wright, and the Work he la -engaged
In, and Will be ydry gleaned if you'1
will grant him the irttteyVia* he
desirea.

With kindest, personal regards,

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Llewellyn Park,

Orange, N.J.

Dqap . y

Oqrtnpwija, Spd healing that he wae well
enough- off in. thie wort^u goods he
CDhOlOded to gird up buednees, and
devote part of MS tine at d.e«wb to
guhlio work of a charitable nature.

He, however, kept. Mb stooke, which
I have no doubt have greatly increased
in value. Mr Wright la now engaged in
leotuf®8 illustrated by moving
pioturas, and In tMa oonneotion he

*0WW Kl»a him a letter
of introduction to you, as ho would
like to dlaouBs a bueinese proposition
Isk Wheth. "? Ob-l0°t ln wrl^ng is to
to 1 n£y hav® permission

to give him euch a letter.

I have the highest regard for

A meeting won hold In tho Committee Room on the
aftornoonof the 20th, for the purpose of discussing various
matters relating to handling foreign Klnetophone subjects after
they arrive at the footory. Tho mooting wen attended hy Messrs.
Wurth, Farrell, Spaeth, Ronhold, Hillor, l. W. I'cChooney, I't. evens,
Kennedy, Hutchison, Gall and myoolf.

Decided that when a letter Is received announcing
the shipment from abroad of a Klnetophone subject or subjoots tho
Foreign Deportment will send a copy of such letter to Kr. Wurth
and also to Kr. Henbold, in ordor that they may have advance
Information concerning shipments that oro on the way. At tho some
time three copies will be sent to Kr. 1. W. KcChesnay. Fr. Kc-
Chesney will hoia these two extra copies In his possession wending
tho arrival of the ehlpment, which will be roportod to him in tho
manner hereinafter provided. V/hon such arrival is reported ho
win send those extra copies to Messrs. Wurth and Henbold in order
that they may again bo reminded of any special instructions con¬
tained thoroin. Tho object of this duplication is to provide a
double ohook against eny instructions being overlooked. Supple¬
mentary instructions from the foreign groups will bo handled in
tho same way.

The Receiving Deportment has been instructed to
promptly deliver to Mr. Renboia all incoming Ehipmontu of foreign
Klnetophone negatives and to Mr. Wurth all incoming shipments of
foreign Klnetophone master rooordo. Messrs. Renboia ana Wurth
will immediately report on tho contents nna condition of eaoh
shipment. One copy of this report will he sent to Mr. Hutohison,
another to Mr. Stevens and another to Mr. KcCheonoy. If numbers
have not boon previously assigned in oonneotion with tho making of
title cards, Mr. KoChoeney's department will immediately assign
the numbers end report same to Messrs. Reribold and Wurth.

Hr. Renboia will continue to make his toehnicnl re¬
ports, but they will bo sent to Mr. Hutchison only - with a oopy
to you. -

A sample print of 080h toko will bo mado up immedi¬
ately without a requisition. If tho foreign deportment haB ro-
oolved on order for other prints in addition to the sample print.
Hr. Stevens will place a requisition with Mr. HoChesnoy for the
entire number, but tho sample print will be applied on the order.

When title cards oro not received early enough for
the titles and pictures to be printed in one continuous strip of

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fllm. thb titles will bo printed separately end spliced. Hr.
Stovona will write each of the foreign groups colling thoir
attention to the nocecslty of doing this If the titles ore not
Bent sufficiently in advsnoe of the master records and negatives.

The making of titles will he transferred to t
and Nr. Hutohison will arrange to have it done in the Kinetopbone
Studio with the apparatus now used hy l'r. Ward t ho latter having
otated that ho uoos this apparatus only about 2S ;J of tho time.

All title oards when reooived here ore to bo im¬
mediately turned over to Nr. 1. V/. NeChesnoy. Mr. NcChosnoy's
department will aeeign nuxribers and delivor tho cards to the per-
aon°£rppointea by Hr. Hutchisod for this. If my of the oarda are
in suoh a oonaj.tlon that they cannot be used, they will be rotumoa
to Hr. McChosnoy'e department with that information.

Hr. Hutchison will send Hr. Stevens the required
specifications for titles ana Hr. Stevens will communicate this
information to the Advertising Deportment, together with a liot
of the languages in which the titled are likely to bo required..

The Advertising Department will got in touoh with printers of
thono various languages so that ?f at any time itbooomos noees-
Bary to have newtltle oardo printed, wo con got tho work done
without aelsy.

Hr. KoChesnsy's department will call meetings of
the Technical Committee appointed by Hr. Hutchison for the In¬
spection of sample prints. It is dosiroa that definite ho: ar? bo
named and that tho running of sample Points
that no time will be wasted by memboro of tho committoo. ihe
Conmitteo will report to Hr. Hutchison ooncor^ng the
ana Phono graphic quality of each subject ana will roeoranona the
trike whiolP^iv consider b the better wRaro there aro more than ono.
Where two tokos aro considered of nearly oqual quality tho Com¬
mittee will so indicate. The Commlttoo will also report any sub¬
jects which it regards eo suitable for nr far
Britain or Australia. Tho reports of this Commlttoo will, os far
os possible, contain constructive criticism ana comment.

Mr. Hutobison will report to Hx. Stevens tho Com¬
mittee 'a findings, ana Hr. Stevens will Inform Hr. I.. W. HoChosnoy
which teka is to ie usea in filling any oidorB that have boon
placed or may bo placed.

Hr. Hutohieon will note from. Hr. Roribold'o reports
and the reports of tho Technical Committee such
goetions ana comment as ho bolievos should bo oonmunicatea to the
foreign groups, ond will embody this in memoranda to Hr. -> t ovens -
with snoopy to you. Mr. Stevens will thereupon write tho foreign
groups in oonfbrmity therewith .

UBO in BOIQO
Cation mast

Where a Einetophone Bubjeot Id cola by “c Jor
territory other than for which it woo made inyooti-
first bo made eo to tho copyright oituotion.

Copies to thooe present at tho rooting and to Neonra. Edison,
!<• C* lJeCheenoy.* Eckert oud XQonang#

* April 27, 1914.

V/ith reference to file news which X happened
to hear when X came here, I cannot help hut express my dis¬
appointment over finding it possible, with regard to the
Kinetophone deals, in which I have upheld the interests of the
Company to an extreme degree, that nevertheless opinions are
ventilated detrimental to me personally. I know that you
personally do not share these opinions, hut if I, nevertheless,
address a complaint to you, it is because I feel that these
opinions have not been opposed other than in a lukewarm manner.
It is quite natural that to put these deals through required
more complicated dealings than putting through a simple order
for goods, but I feel entitled that whenever some new-comers
or some new people in your -employ here should say anything
that would reflect on my honesty, integrity and unswerving
fidelity to the interests of the company, you should in my
absence not merely oppose these reports in a lukewarm manner,
but with all the strength you are capable. I think you ought
to know that anything I may do or may have done is always open
to inquiry and that X am not capable of intentionally doing
anything against the interests of the Company, and in this I
am not behind the best person you have over here. You will
therefore understand my feeling of resentment if I see any
doubting attitude by any of your people here , especially if
their services to Hr. Edison have been of shorter duration
and if they are in a position of smaller responsibility and
trust than 1 have been, many thousands of mileB away from here.

Dear Ur. Wilson;

Hr. C. H. YJilson- 2.

Eha-fc I deserve full confidence is a matter of course, -but that
I also get it is necessary in my interests and in the interests
of the Company os well. It is a reflection on the Company
if any race course touts, procurers, or the like (lilce Eoohm)
or any other disgruntled people find a ready and open ear for
their complaints here and go hack to Europe with that impres-
sion.

It is a matter o? course that in my dealings wi^h
hundreds of people, with agents, middlemen, lawyers, prospec¬
tive 3, operators and operators' wives, I could not and aid
not intend to satisfy everyone, as everything had to he to me
of little importance compared with the object to ho achieved,
ana which I achieved in just and upright dealings. I want
the recognition this work deserves, and not small and potty
douhts. I know I have no reason to complain against you,
except that I may justly wish of you to protect me in more
than a lukewarm manner against such douhts and attacks. You
know I have enough troubles with the unavoidable consequences
.of such an affair. I gave fully acquainted you with tho
oomplot of blackmailers among middlemen, also with some of
their declarations, which are an admittance of their being
blackmailers. In addition to this you can understand that
X hove not gained the synpathy of some of the groups themselves,
not through any fault of mine whatsoever, hut from the mere
fact that I sold them something from which they- expected to
derive millions of profits in a few months, and as their hopes

I am in receipt of the following letter from John

wail here I am away down in Punta Arenas, the most extreme
loithern plLf in t^ world. Over 8,000 miles from Broadway.

I had a wonderful trip down the West Coast f : rom Valdevia. T*e
sail through the Straits of Magellan was tne grandest *rip I have
had yet.

We entered the : Straits': the fifth day at sea. The captain cane
to my stateroom and pulled me out of ^*.30 A M I fhe

heautifuirs^nery?rirwasna wond erf uf sight. The daylight was
iust coming in, and the sun was coming up from behind tfce mount¬
ains , ° throwing up beautiful golden ^

though the heavens were opening up, only there were no angels
around, not even on board.

si =“■:■{»“ .

To give you an idea of the size of the ZBOXglxi, w Bailed 22
hours through > them before .we struck Punta A*e^s!na^-J^n^enas
Arenas was only half way through. However, I am in: Arenas
nov; It is a nice little town, laid out on the side of the
mountains, lot of English and German people here. Very few
Americans.

Punta Arenas is the home of the sheep raising farms. T^elargest
sheep farm in the world is located about thirty miles from here.

, Bie weather here is pretty oold, and lots of rain. Just like the
end of our November at home. This is their summer season now.

I met the American Cdnsul here who invited me to P^yj^ittle
tennis, but it was too cold to hold the racquet. He took me up to
the English Club, and treated me very nicely indeed. I have been
here a week, during viiich time we have been giving shows all of
which went off perfectly. Everyone who saw them was well Pleased.
The machines are working fine. I think I hold the record
successful operation. I have been on the road six months, du^-nS
which time I have not missed a show or had any break-downs . Am
only using a second shoe on the reproducer, and no repair parts
used so far. Motor, etc. 0. K.

I sail from here tomorrow for Euenos Aires, and am awfuliy glad
of it. X am anxious to get hack to civilization aga n. night •

rest on the steamer will he greatly appreciated asworkingnight
tViPRP tom8 is pretty hard work. I offl seeing »
fast working pace, ’which would make some of the United Booking

is Ksfs-a

and knowledge X am gaining will he very useful to me lat

When x get tp Buenos Aires, I will write ypu more of my exper¬
iences, and in more detail.

Drop me a line when you can.

Sincerely yours,
JOHN ROGERS.

Copies to Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, Stevens

,d Kennedy.

M, A - <3GM-

The following is the list of subjects on which Mr. Warner
is working for Mr. Gall, and on which reports are to he made
out weekly, copiee of which are to he sent to Mr. Gall in
Europe, until hie return:

1. The most important is the completion of the Drying
Room at the Eilm Plant. Mr. Warner reports that in from
three to four weeks, he will haveone unit set up and in
operation, commercially, including blowers, conditioners,
etc.

2 ' Mr. Gall has under way a comparator for the Bronx

Studio, which Mr. Warner is to complete and install at
the Studio in the Bronx. He should also instruct the oper¬
ator at the Bronx Studio how to use same. He should give
especial instruction to Mr. Theiss, so that he may be
able to answer any questions regarding it.

3. We are building here in the shop a printing machine
that will automat lo ally seleot a oorrect exposure for a
given negative. Also, when the same iB calibrated, it will

it, and when successful, will install in the Bronx Studio.

4. Mr. garner is also at work, at the present time, on
standardization of developers for the entire plant, in¬
cluding the Bronx Studio.

6. Each subject that comes in from Abroad will have six
inches to one foot taken therefrom, and sent over to the
Laboratory office for test. These will be delivered to Mr.
Warner, who will make tests of same, and report to M. R. H.

6. We have on hand condensers from several manufacturers,
which are to be tested for breakage and discoloration.

7. We find that the Bausoh and Lomb condensers are rather
unsatisfactory, and we have already succeeded in getting
some that are evidently better and at a cheaper figure.
Hence, the foregoing test.

3, The new machine has spaoe enough to be able to accomo¬
date a triple condenser, should occasion arise when someone
will demand a triple condenser, it is well to go into the
matter now and prepare therefor. This system is to consist
of a meniscus and two plano-convex lenses.

tv* u Mill

9. Ab to objective lenses. %m£eigs3sm*mmfr& take up with
the Gundlaoh Co., Baueoh and LonTETTand others, the matter
of objectives, the same to he long fooue of greater F value
than those heretofore furnished by the Baueoh and Bomb Co.

It will bp unnecessary to furnish f oousing j aokets with
these, but the tube must be made to conform to the meoh-
anical limitations of the in our machine.

Mr. Warner will look after this atTiis earliest opportunity.

Orange, N.J., May 6th, 1914.

RECEIVED OF THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED,

Check for Twenty Two Thousand Ninty Six c d_

Dollars and Eighty Cents . -X- . . 22096.80

Which tocether with One Thousan^O^-ars . 1000.00

retaineo from payment of ALTSCHoki'ft Colo,

Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred_a*d Three

Dollars and Twenty Cents. ...Li. . I54°3»20

RETAINEO FROM PAYMENT OF Da/|00FF & KONUCHOFF,

Check of May 4th, I9I4,'F6<ir Hundred Dollars . 400.00

and Cash : May 4th, I9J41v/0ne Hundreo Dollars . . ... 100.00

A Total of Therty Ni pft/mdusAND Dollars . $39000.00

In full payment o/Namount due me undre terms of ADJUSTMENT VMTh
Thomas A. Ediso(e/and Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, and ooveri
expenses./'Ew'sUursei.ients and commissions paid and assumed oy me

NEGOTI ATlWl^DRAWINC AND COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING KlNETOPHONE t

tracts: German, French, Russian, Scandinavian and Austrian Groi

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I wish to give you in the following lineB a short
report about my European Kinetophono campaign, principally
about those itomB which I dia not think it either necessary
or useful to report until 1 hod an opportunity to personally
present the report and give any additional verbal explanation
that you may fe^di'j.e. I hoped to have this opportunity at
an earlier date— in December last year, soon after the clos¬
ing of the agreements, but this could not be realized, on
account of the announcement of Mr. Stevens' visit to Berlin,
which came unexpectedly.

About the agreements very little can be said;
they were negotiated with Bkill, improved in many places, and
your interests preserved and safeguarded in every possible way.
That the complete suooess in negotiating these agreements was
not very easily obtained must be plain to you from previous
similar and unsuccessful attempts. I came over to Europe
and commenced to carry out the plan which I laid down in a
memorandum to Mr. Wilson before leaving this oountry last year,
I have seen and negotiated with many hundreds of people, and
my dealings, of course, had their ups end downs, as to put
thoBe agreements through was not a plain and ordinary business
proposition, and I found that the ordinary demonstrations to

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procpectives which I gave in my show-room in Berlin did not
o reate a sufficient into rest in the Kinetophone. The atti¬
tude of the prospeotives in a private show room was too oriti-
oal, and if it had been possible to oonolude any agreements
as a oonsequenoe of suoh private demonstrations it would have
taken a considerably longer time than it actually took, and
the agreements thus obtained would have looked entirely dif¬
ferent in the way of bonuses, prices, wording and in every
other way. In this manner the terms obtainable would not
have been half as good as those actually ontained, and proba¬
bly the entire territory could not have been closed. Hearing
from Hr. Wilson how anxious you were to see these deals put
through, I prepared a few weokB after I arrived in Berlin the
campaign outlined in the memorandum above referred to. It
was necessary to create if possible an extraordinary speoial
situation, in order to make prospeotives willing and anxiouB
to aocept such terms--terms which otherwise were altogether
impossible to obtain in Europe. I therefore carried oxit the
plan indicated with a few words in the memorandum above men¬
tioned and arranged the press performance in Vienna. This
preparation was entirely seoret, in order not to have Gaumont'B
representatives in Vienna counteract my work with the press by
influencing the preBB, as he afterwards did, with considerable
expense to him. I surrounded myself with a staff of assist-
an^jjl, engaged a professor of one of the first technical in¬
stitutions in Vienna to precede the press performance with a
introductory lecture, and got in oontaot with one of the fore¬
most editors and other journalists of the Vienna press. The

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performance itself, held at the Beethoven Hall in Vienna, was
prepared seoretly and notice to the press was only sent out
on the day preceding the press demonstration, in order to give
Gaumont no time to stifle the complete suocesB which I otherwise
expeoted to have. Ton know, of course, Gaumont' s claim to
he the first man to have produced talking pictures, and any
premature knowledge of the Intended preBs demonstration would
have been used by Gaumont, and no doubt his work would have
had weight with a portion of the presB at least. All this
was prepared and oarried out with precision and worked as I
expeoted it would. The press performance was a complete
success and reports appeared in hundreds of papers from one
end of the monarchy to the other. In the most important
Vienna papers several oilmans were published about thiB event.

I am veiy glad that I did not aot on the advioe of the men
who were suppoed to know better and who were of the opinion
that this demonstration would be a failure on account of most
of the people being away in the oountry or bathing resorts,
the month of August being the hottest month of the year and
everybody who oan afford it getting out of Vienna. I folt
almost sure that in the manner the press demonstration was
prepared and managed it would be an attraction of the first
order and at least 150 men would appear. I was pleased to
find that ny anticipation was not only fulfilled but the hall,
with its oapaoity of 600 people , wsb overcrowded. The press
demonstration was given on August 12th, and I immediately set
out to oar ry out the seoond part of my program — also set forth
in the above mentioned memorandum-- to obtain permission for
a performance before the aged Emperor of Austria. This per-

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mission, sought hofore the press demonstration was given, was
refused, "but I took up a second time negotiations with the
Court at Isohl, a Summer resort in the Alps, and in conse¬
quence of the presB write-ups, the F.mporftr waB so interested
in the Kinetophonc that he wanted to Bee it. His permission
was givon and the performance fixed for Sunday, the 17th,
the day preceding his 83rd birthday- She notice, however,
was too short, and I had to advise that the performance at
that date would not be possible, and asked for a postponement.
The Court gave me the ohoioe of any day after the 18th, if
possible the 19th, because then all relatives and guests who
gather around the Emperor on hio birthday would still be
present; and I accepted, as 1 found that, although with great
difficulty, the performance would be possible on the 19th.

The difficulties in giving this performance were in the
electrical conditions of the town? Isohl is a small town
with a small oleotrloal plant, and the current I believe is
alternating and 60 volts, whereas the machine I had was 220
volts direct current. I also knew that in a small town like
this no apparatus for converting the current would be obtain¬
able and If there was any hitoh in getting the electrical
material necessary I would, without having sufficient time to
get the material from Vienna, run the risk of a dismal failure.
In order to make the performance possible, special apparatus
not in the market was necessary, and through the courtesy of
the Siemens firm in Vienna we obtained their laboratory
machines to produoe the current needed for our 220 volt machines
The laboratoxy apparatus for this purpose weighed several tons
and we praotioally had to engage one of the railway freight

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wagons, which you know are very small in that oountiy, to
cart this laboratory apparatus to iBohl. The machines were
set up at tho elootrie8tl|&atant and a special oonneotion be¬
tween the plant and the town theatre where the performance
was to bo given had to be made, and the cables fas there was
no other way of doing it) had to be laid on the Btreet from
the works to tho theatre. The theatre gave a performance on
the 18th whioh lasted up to midnight, and as the electrical
workmen had done night .work for e few previous nightB, in
order to make the illuminations possible for the Emperor's
birthday, they did not appear at midnight to do our work, as
arranged, but said they would have to get some sleep, find
so they oaaie four hours later— at 4 in the morning. At
4 in the afternoon tho performance was to bo given, and what
troubles 1 had between 4 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon
I will tell you verbally if you have time. X will only
repeat what you know — the performance wsb a tremendous suc¬
cess, being attended by the Emperor and Royal Arch Dukes-
on affair suoh as has not been in Ischl for tho last 50 years.

The Austrian deal I had olosea in the week between
the press performance and tho performance before tho Emperor.

Tho Emperor's performance, of course fed the press with new
artioles, and this time papers printed artioles oovering several
pages. After the performance I wont to Vienna and made this
oity the oenter of my work, communicated with all tho proB-
peotives whose names I had in my correspondence and made ap¬
pointments for them to oome from Russia, Spain, France and
Italy to Vienna. I have been dealing there with many hundreds
of people, and it was of course in the nature tff these negotia-

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■felons that they had their ups and downs. The explanation of
the agreement, which of course could not he understood hy
the prospootives interested, required almost daily for several
months night work, and as 1 wanted to handle the matter all
hy myself 1 overtaxed ay physioal power, and in the middle
of the negotiations— that is, after I had closed the Austrian
and the German agreements — I had a break-down, so that I called
for one assistant from Berlin for the first time, to take off
my hands some of the work.

As to the method of my work, 1 believe it is not
necessary to say much or to specially emphasize that it was
conducted with extraordinary straightforwardness. 1 pointed
out all the difficulties X could think of, and I would not
stoop to aocept offers with anything left unexplained; on the
contrary I pointed out all difficulties under the agreement,
and I protected you many ways hy changing the wording of
the agreement and making it stronger where X thought this was
necessary*

VAjjgE 0? CONTRACTS

I estimate the value of theBe contracts at at least
a couple of millions of dollars, provided these European
countries are properly supervised and made to carry out the
agreements, and if your share of the work iB properly done.

The film and record purchases will reach an enormous

figure.

The Kinetophone purchases under the agreements
amount to §146,000.

The weekly royalties for two yearB amount to over

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$ 400,000 .

All this without taking into account any possible
extensions with new large bonuses ana other payments conse¬
quent thereto. She bonus for two years, as shown by attached,
statement, amounts to

§263,536.39

ana haB been paid in full, with the exception of §40,000. still
aue on the French agreement. You will also note from said
statement that X have been able to obtain for you an excess
over the original stipulated bonuses amounting to §43,536.39.

BEiiDilB RATIOS

It was originally thought that those agreements
would he taken over by syndicates who would afterwards dis¬
pose of them by founding companies issuing shares, ana it was
arranged that as a remuneration X should be entitled to
obtain shares. X am glad, however, that this system has been
practically eliminated and with the exception of the French
group, who have not yet started work, the parties with whom
the agreements were made have undertaken the working of these
agreements themselves. Shis made, of oourse, the obtaining
of shares impossible, and it had to he substituted by another
form of remuneration. Furthermore, the advantages which you
wished to give me while reserving to me the post of a member
of the 3oard of Dirootors under the agreement did not fulfill
themselves with any of the companies, excepting the German
Company, heoauso the oontraoting parties either were not a
company with a hoard of dirootors, but as in the case of the
Austrian group formed a partnership only, or as in the Frenoh,

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Russian and Scandinavian cases , they did not remunerate me
with the usual directors' iocs, otc. , hut held out only the
hope of (jotting some remuneration by giving me a small per¬
centage in the net profits. The matter of shares being out
of the ouestion, the commission or remuneration was given in
cash. She commissions received were as follows:

Austria-Hungary ,
Sermany-Switzorland ,
France , Italy, Spain, eto.
Russia ,

Scandinavia ,

§10,000.

10,000.

20,000.

I might have obtained considerably higher amounts
if I had made this a point, hut I accepted the amounts named
and voluntarily given by the parties and did not argue about
it, only in the case of the Russian and Scandinavian groups
I made an exoeption. In the case of tho Scandinavian group

a commission of §5,000 was offered me hy letter, hut I re¬
fused to aooept the sum, because I mistakenly considered this
too much of a burden for a small territory — I saig mistakenly,
because a very considerably higher amount was afterwards

paid middlemen hy the Scandinavians .

In the case of Russia, on account of competition
between several important groups I was able to demand for
you an inoreasod bonus, viz: 125,000 roubles (§62,600).

When I demanded tills increased bonus for you from tho par¬
ties with whom 1 finally closed, they offered me as a eon-
mission something like 60,000 roubles ($30,000) and my
assistant 10,000 roubles ($5,000), this openly in the presence
of three lawyers. The inoroaBod commission was meant to
bribe me into reduoiug your bonuB from 125,000 roubles to the

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original figure of 100,000 roubles ($60,000). /.a illogical,

unbusinesslike and senseless as it may seom, commiasione never
appear to bother, and they offer them freely all round; but
the aotual figures of the oontraot — the bonus and other
payments— they would haggle and bargain about ana would feol
pleased if they obtained a minor concession. yell, in the
above case I am Borry 1 had to punish our Russian frienuB
for thoir attempt to bribe me. So thoir Btirprise and the
surprise of those around me, I quiokly acted as follows
on their proposition: "You are willing to spend this amount

in commissions?" "Yes." "Well, the bonus cannot be reduced
to 100,000 roubles; it has to remain 185,000. The amount
you are offering for commissions . iu altogether out of pro¬
portion to the bonus. I shall therefore have to increase
the bonus, and will do it in this manner: You said you

would give my assistant 10,000 roubles commission; he ncust
not aooept this from you. I shall take care of him and pay
him myself, and these 10,000 roubles shall ho added to the
bonus, making it 135,000 roubles. Further, you offered me
60,000 roubles; this is in my opinion entirely too muoh.

Stick to your former offer, viz: 40,000 roubles ($20,000),
and of the 20,000 roubles which still remain add 15,000
roubles to the bonus, making the bonus 150,000 roubles
($75,000), and the remaining 5,000 roubles keep for your¬
selves."

The Russians come from a country whore graft and
bakshish are common and usual, and as meny of them in my

position would have taken as muoh as they could get, they
were rather surprised at this kind of arithmetio.

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So conduct the affair and bring it to a quick and
successful issue was impossible on a very economical basis.

It was up to me to see how all the expenses , outside of the
remuneration for myself, were to be paid. I understood that
you would not recompense any agent or middleman for thoir
work, and my aim was therefore to give you the amounts
you asked for in their entiroty, however that might be done,
and, outside of the remuneration for myself, make sufficient
surplus money for you to be able to compensate those around
me and pay the heavy expenses without which it would have
been impossible to put the thing through. I had to be
politic and liberal all around in order to get along success¬
fully. I gave magnificent dinners at the Grand Hotel in
Vienna, of which one cost me §250; I spent money for
scientific institutions; I gave 1,000 crowns to the :2ayor
of Vienna for the poor of Vienna; I remunerated those around
me liberally, always with the idea in mind that the bonus
stipulated for when I left here lest year should not be
touched in the least ana that you should receive it in full.

(There are §5,000 expenses on the books of the
Edison Gesellschaft, m.b.H. , Berlin, and outside of these I
have had obligations and expenses amounting to approximately
§34,000. Please oonBiaer how these expenses should be
oovored. X have not the slightest aoubt that you fully
appreciate the good work done and that you intend to 3how
your appreciation. I naturally do not wish to limit your

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liberality, bat il you ao aot car. to toaob tb. erigin.1
stipnlatea beats. .11.* a. to e.Sgest for y.ar o.n.ia.ratioa
tb. propoBltioa set forth at tb. ..a .1 this -emorananm.

Before .losing tbie report, 1 rent to sbe. eaotb.r
Important, bat as yet unftoa. item of erpease to ». a
„ affair lib. this there or. al.ay. people *bo bat. b.t
Obteiaea .. maob money as they thought they *o«ia -be oat
of it ana who have become aisBetiaflea, fbiB is trae
.... af tb. Baropeen gm,nps. *bo, afcw tall of .amiration.
good-will ana promises b.forebaa, Bbortly after the oloair®
tnrnoa gainst - .be. tb.ir bopes of -binf ,alobly

mere not fnlfillaa Baa they boa to set ao*n to aotnal »orb.
mo agents and midal.men ale. or. generally not of tbe
highest We, ana so, .i«oo tb. elo.l.g of tb... agreement.

1 b„. boa to oonteni with a lot of b.rr.sBias ana aoxryinS
olaims brongbt by -aai.rne. » p.r.o.ally. »

of »bi.b I hat. no* to fight in the conrta. Tb... people i»
their aieoppointea bo,., of beooming million.i.ea gniobly.
resort to oalnmny, bloobmail, eto, Pri.a. Beeiaene. for
iastonoa , *h.n be ... hi. hope, abatter.a, bronght a suit again.
«, in Paris, claiming a. arp.nses «=» amooges tbe paltry an.
of BOO ,000 fran.B ,4100.000). I settl.a this
bin. pail my lawr'e erpea... «.a, as *a. m a

ieeperata °T'

irng him for tb. last font .oaths'. an« i.t.na to ao so for
.boat a year, nrfll I see be is on bis feet .gain- * *—
to defend the Be suits personally and, where I think fit.

All these olaims are, of course . without

settle them.

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foundation, mostly 'brought merely to blsokmail mo, but it may
prove to bo oheaper in seme oases to sacrifioo a Qmall amount
and settle, instead of having the lawyers’ fees run up into
high figures. She principal idea of those people in bring¬
ing theBO suits iB that I hove to i’oar any of these suitB
becoming known to you, and they oxpoot that I will hush up
the affair by coming to a quick settlement. One party suing
me for SO, 000 crowns in the Vienna Courts haB admitted to
witnesses that he has no claim on me whatsoever but he expects
that I will settle up for one-third the amount , with which
he would he satisfied.

That you may have an idea of the suits brought
against mo, 1 attach statement "3" enumerating some of tho
claims.

I intend fighting the present suits or any suits
that may ho brought againBt me, at my own expense, but in
view of the fact that you reoeivoa tho contracts and bonuses
intoot, without any burden of expense whatsoever, my sugges¬
tion v/ould bo that in addition to defending those suits myself
1 ahell also take upon myself tho oxpenses of §54,000 enumerated
above, and that in compensation you leave ino the surplus ob¬
tained ovor ana above the originally stipulated bonus as a
remuneration for tho loyal, successful, and, as I may without
being immodest say, tremendous work I have done in negotiating
those agreements, also to oomponsato me for the worry, sac¬
rifice of health in the past and future and the ooBt of
theae lawouitB, whioh have been the necessary conBe-
quenoe of an affair like this and whioh rested entirely on

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my shoulders. I am inolincd to believe that you will wot
thinl: this request immoderate if you consider that our
friend Berriel, who practically had onoe au option from you,
intended to make upon the Jreuoh-italian deal alone $100,000.

Ab before said, I estlauto the lawyers' costa, should I win
in all those oases and not Biond any money in settling, will
about to at least ilO.uoO, eo that Y/hat in the end would be
left to mo may turn out to be a fraction of what middlemen
and others earned on these deals.

Or a second suggestion would be that while I fight
the suits mentioned at my expense, and in view of the fact that
I obtained for you over •••■43,000 in bonuses more than you de¬
manded, my suggestion would be to the effect that you pay
the $34,000 obligations and expenses which were legitimately
contracted in ray negotiations for you. This would leave the
commission and present intact and would leave you still a
surplus over and above the originally stipulated bonus, and
if you wish to chow some recognition by parting with some of
this surplus , you know that it will be appreciated. X do
not wish to insist or press in any my, knowing that you w|ll
do what is right .

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APPEKDU

Ab I wish you to Tie fully informed about oacli and
every amount' that passed into or through tsy handB, X must
tell you that I received a further amount of §10,000 which
does not como under previous headings. It was given me after
the closing of the agreements as a presont by 'Jr. "onuchoff
personally, ..ith his thanks, for the services I had rendered
him in protecting his interests against his partner Davidoff
and against agent3 or middlemen. X refused it, but he in-
sifted on giving, and I accepted after consultation with un¬
people and my lawyer, as they oonld not see in it anything
I could be reproached for. The circumstances leading to
this present, given me after the closing, with the profuse
thanks and appreciation of i£r. Konuohoff , were the following:

Davidoff , Kunski and rrinoe SDulgadaroff were tho
parties who first negotiated for Kussia. Davidoff, the
Hussian singer, was presented to me sb a well-to-do man,

Eanski as possessing a good fortune and Prince 7,ulgadaroff
as being a millionaire. They wore reedy to come to an agree¬
ment, but dia not have the money ready in order to pay the
bonus. They stated they would first have to go back to
Sussia to make the money liquid and would pay on their
return. In tho meantime they wanted me to give them an
option. They we re ready to pay down §5,000 as a deposit.

I did not guess at that time that neither Kanski nor
Sulgadaroff were not what was represented to me, and that
these three, or at least the two last named, wanted the
option to raise money in Petersburg and make a big commis¬

sion

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sion on it ana get out of it. But, although not guessing
this, my suspicion guarded me, and I refused suoh an option.
What they obtained from mo, although it may have been simi¬
lar to an option, was not sufficient to achieve thoir pur¬
pose. X agreed that up to a certain date, when they must
produce half the bonus, I would not negotiate with other
parties for Russia, furthermore, even after payment of the
first half of the bonus, you should have the right to re¬
fuse accepting the agreement, if you considered in your own
opinion, the throe parties or any of then unsuitable for any
reason v7hataoevor. i'his protected me aheolutoly. In tho
meantime X found out the truth about them, and aa a matter of
fact on tho date appointed Bavidoff alone produced money,
but in view of the fact that neither Hans Id. nor Sulgadoroff
produced any money I docidod not to close on the original.

I knew that what Davidoff produced was all they had and that
their intention was on paying half the bonus to obtain tho
agreement, go home with it and raise money, that is, would
sell the agreement at a largo profit, without at least iCcnski
and Sulgadoroff putting in any money. At the 3amo time
Honuchoff came to Vienne, was introduced to Davidoff, and
these three, in order to get raoro money, wanted to sell
KonuchofPl5S5S on paying, I believe, 75% of the ooat of the
agreement. Hero 1 steppaT in, removed Kanski and Sulgadoroff
and endeavored to have Davidoff and Eonuohoff come to an
equitable arrangement, and finally concluded the agreement
with these two. In the meantime Konuohoff, in his feverish
anxiety to get into the business, gave a written undertaking

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Joe'K.w

to one man to pay him $85,000 for introducing him to 3oehn%*f
and to Boohrw*'' Konuchoff gave an undortalcing for 25,000 roubles.

So«W

In short, the matter 7/as in a truly fearful Russian meBS, and
unloss I oould extrioate Konuohoff therefrom, I should have
refused to have any dealings with any of them.

As soon as I heard of these undertakings I arranged
for all parties to come to my room at the hotel. Shore were
throe Russian lawyers, Davidoff, Konuchoff, 3oehm and the
one who obtained the second undertaking. I told Druid off
that unless ho could come to an equitable arrangement with
Konuohoff I regreted that I could not close v/ith cither him
or Konuchoff. thereupon Davidoff and Konuchoff, after
consulting with a Vienna lav/yer, came to some understanding
which seemed to satisfy them. I then told Boehm to produce
the document^ according to which Konuchoff promised to pay
him 25,000 roubles, and ashed him how, as a servant of
Davidoff, he came to demand such a doonmerit from Konuohoff.

I asked him brusquely whether he insisted on this undertaking
being oarried out or whether he would agree to waive it and
have ice tear the document up. in the presence of all the
parties named he agreed that this daoument should he con¬
sidered as non-existing, and it was torn up. She same I
did with the agent who had the second undertaking. Ho did
not at first agree, hut finally he agreed to viel/re it, although
I had to give him in consideration a few thousand crowns. /

In this manner Konuohoff v/as relieved of extraordinarily
heavy obligations and I was able to proceed with the closing
of the agreement, and owing to this work I was able to also

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increase your bonus £ considerably. Konuohoff reoognizod the

work | had done for him and wanted to show his appreciation,
after the closing of tho agreement, by tho present which he
made and which I accepted, after taking the advice of other
people. So enable you to fully oversee the matter, I
herein state the following: t'ho preceding sheets and this

appendix (Vive an account of all the payments ms do to ire .

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StATEUEMT "A"

Germany , Switzerland , )
Austria, Hungary, )
Balkan >

French Group

Scandinavia

Bonus _

ur Iub

Stinulatod

Ohtainc d

Sur£_us

§60,000

§76,174.59

§16,174.59

80,000

80,645.00

645.00

50,000

76,596.00

26,596.00

20.000

20.120.80

120.80

; 210 ,000

§§53,536.39

$43,536.39

of «. ;-a».s» « fi L!“°SI IS;000

due from French Group, maxing .*213,5 t 000 hereinbefore raen-

$213,536, all _ ha.s be en oer. >, to - ^ ^ ol’^iSe on account of expenses
tioned ns having been paid B®£““ °ase it was quickly needed

to take caro of some received in cash

K^oS^SoSi §192 , 536^~ and* there i.^OOO still toe from
French Group.

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,v STATKM3HT ■"B",,,'

Claims of middlemen for alleged promise of commission, etc.,
against me:

1. BeeldenB1 claims in Paris Court,

slnoe settled, Frs. 600,000- §100,000

2. Claims of commission on Prench

business in Vienna Court 6,000

3. Pirst claim of Russian business;

10$ on bonus and 60$ on surplus, 20,000

4. Seoond olaim on Russian business,

in Vienna Court, , , 3,000

5. Claim of 60$ on *3^1 ffija^tes 24,000

6. Claim Boobner; since squashed in Court _ 500

$153,600

Those marked with an asterisk are oases whioh are or were
in Court; those without asterisk are threatened. How many more
claims of blackmailers I shall have to contend with I cannot say.

I estimate that these oases, irrespeotive of any settlements
for small amounts should I decide to make any, will cost me in lawyer's
fees probably $10,000.

There aro two more claims, for whioh, however, I am not
responsible. The first is that of Antonio term* , Trieste, claiming
6,000 orownB ($1,000) inourred through a viBit to the States, stating j ^
he made this visit pn invitation from 1 Sr. StevenB and on assuranoos !W
that he would obtain the Austrian territory. Mr. Holden has gone OJ
into the entire correspondence and found that air. 3tevonB made him
no promise whatsoever and that his claim iB altogether unfounded.

The seoond olaim is that of Messrs. Moll & Vogel of Brussels, who
have advanoed money to Beeldens and olaim reimbursement of the
sums advanoed, amounting to, 1 believe, approximately $8,000. (the
amount being named in a letter addressed here) and whioh was lostgj
in oonsequenoe of your interruption of their dealings. o

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SgA'jEHFH’C "C"

SPM.*AHY

Bonuses actually paid in

l/2 of Bonus due from French group

Balance due you on Bonuses from me

$197,1552.80

40,000.00

16.403.20

$253,536.00

Paid froia Bonuses a/'c expenses §5,000.00

To Be paid from Bonuses for
oBligations and expenses, as
per statement 34.000.00

You re- calve not, after deducting
oBligations and expenses.

39.000.00

§214,636.00.

1 get from commissions received
from which 1 shall proBaBly have to pay
in lawyers’ foes §10,000.

In settlement of claims ???'r

So Beeldens - Z22i.

50,000.00

10.700.00

§39,300.00

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EEPEHSES AHD PEHSOHAl OBLIGATIONS INCURRED BY l-E
III 1CIHET0PH0HE DEALS .

Commissions "to agents, middlemen and assistants ,
Promised to Hammond,

Two years engagement of Editor, Dr. Golber, at
.;-100.00 per month,

$15,375.00

150.00

2,400.00

Two years engagement of Suites', Du Y/eissmsn. at
10 0.00 per month.

Remuneration to Prof. Spatenka for work at
Vienna and Ischl,

Expense hill of Prof. Spatenka,

Expense hill of irof. Spatenka,

Honorary to Dr- V/eissott

Gift to I.!ayor of Vienna for the poor of Vienna,

Gala Dinner to Kinetophone contractors
Bill, Jarosinski- silverware presents,

Bill, Sturm- silverware presents,

Bill, Jarosinski- Silverware presents
Bill, Blumenkranz- silverware presents,

Bill, Sowal- silverware presents,

Payments to Beeldens, Brussels,

Special objective lenses bought from Iathd
Paid through Dr. ludwig Gelber to Dews Agencies,
l/2 of fee for lawyers consultation 'by Russian group,
Thorhauer's expenditures on my behalf in Vienna,

Bill, Dr. Sehlesinger for work done in Berlin,

2,400.00

800.00
904.00
944.00
3,000.00
20C. 00
255’. 00
140.00
30.00
159.00
35.00
15.50
162.00
20.40
200.00
150.00
777,50
1,250.00

Visits ^-Schwerin, Berlin, Vienna and twice to Hamburg
On account of Thormeyer Patents,

150.00

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Expenses of Hammond 50.00

Advanced for telegrams and cablegrams on account

of jjavidoff and Konuchoff , but unpaid by them,. 72.10

Telegrams and cablegrams as far as covered by receipts, 231.60
Thorhauer expense bill Vienne 422.00

Expenses of Dr. Kozlov/ski, Daviaoff, Dr. Weinstein

and Dr. Dieches in Berlin, 22.00

Personal expenses from July to ilovember- hotel bills^,
tips telegrams to prospectives ane cablegrams uo
America during stay in Vienne, entertaining and
railway fares,

5,000.00

Divers expenses charged up 1
vanec u toad p)aid by the
taken over by me ,

December, 1913, ad-
31-lin office and

With reference to your proposed viBit to the various
European Kinstophone etudioB,. the following iB the consensus
of opinion as to the attitude you should adopt.

Bear in mind that the contracts with the various

foreign groups provide:

(a) It is understood that the photographic
and recording apparatus furnished by us is and shall
remain our property, and shall at all times he subject
to our control in respect of the technical conditions
under which it is used, etc.

(b) It is agreed that if we so desire, we

shall have the right to appoint an inBpectororinspec-
tors of the apparatus furnished, and said inspector or
inspectors upon producing written authority from n® . .
shall have free access to said apparatus J- the 4

or installed, and the second party (that is to say, the
foreign group concerned) agrees to obey any and all
directions given by our inspector or inspectors, etc.

It is not desired at this time to invoke the rights
outlined above, and you are not to represent ^you^elf ae an
inspeotor nor give instructions, but on the SSar-tfai you are
at all times to make it clear that you are not an inspector
and that you are not giving instructions. .

you of course understand that it is expected you will
be able to make valuable suggestions, and it is hoped that the
proprietors of the foreign etudios will profit by your sugges¬
tions. You will appreciate, however, that we do not want them
to be able to eey at any time that you instructed them to do
something that resulted prejudicially - nor oven that you
suggested anything that turned out badly. You realise, of course.

Mr. Sail -2-

that you^ Doing alone, in the ease of any subsequent dispute,
might possibly Ds oontradloted by several witnesses, either
through honest misunderstanding or for some other reason. There¬
fore, it seems to ub advisable that such suggestions as you
finally decide to make to the proprietors of any of the foreign
studios be incorporated in a writing, of which you should pre¬
serve a duplicate. It is suggested that when you arrive at a
foreign Kinetophone studio you say in effect to the proprietor
that you desire to observe the taking of the pictures, and that when
you have completed your observations you will make a written re¬
port containing any and all suggestions you care to offer, and
that to avoid oonfusion or misapprehension you would like to
withhold ell suggestions until your complete report is submitted.

In this written report the following should be incorporated at the
conclusions

"The foregoing embodies 811 °f ,,_a

BURgestions which I. have made or do regard

4*/* wmtt mmAio work on Xinotopbono sdbjoclis# X

have “duced w "es^ions to writing in order that
there may be no misconception or misunderstanding

nnnnnmtllE them."

It. is assumed that most of the suggestions you
make will be in regard to photography, and particularly as con¬
cerns the number and distribution of lights and the composition
of the pictures. Should you have oooasion to make suggestions in
regard to making reproducers, amplifying, etc. - that is to say,
the secret part of the recording apparatus and process, please
be very careful not to reduce such suggestions to writing and

Mr. Gall -3-

tM oljr »• «*“» PX»otel7- action.
pl„toB «. «t=r.. etc « 7»» “

incorporated in the written suegestions.

Chose suggestions should not he addressed to the

. studio experts, hat to their principals.

EM-AH •

C. C.

edisoh, kiisoh, hotchisoh, JMOa. STEVIES

Geo.W. Silleox.

Hhuxki .I.RH.I Belcjkjur >

>ls, May 8th. 1914.

Messrs. Thomas A. Edison, Ino.

HCXC ^

^'1 H

A* Hi^dr

«&

J5j4S2S^j^ ^^dr

Mr. B. Beimerp Eanborg, 22 place de Brouck&re, Brussels
<^X_iOJiA»'e»Xt,ta.A.<5s«.J C( ' C,l»_o^e- CUVC 0-e-t»'#-vv- * C*
has requested me to write you that an expert ohlglst In Brussels .

-n.^XjriD <*»*/_ Or *-&->. cuuT^ -a. U^i — -i

has Invented a new film '■paper for Clnemalographs, containing all ,

O' l4v S, Xt-i-w* 6 fce-vjf t~%*-

the qualities reqttirBd by theftaw, .being j] incombustible and giving .H"
SUvVCr<*Jfc0>f U-'vftUwV \J>% K-fc*~vj Wt

perfect and clear reproductions. It.oanXLay for hours in water witih-

out changing in any way and holes ofei^be made In It without tearing
it. This new invention is not patented and it need not to be,aB
it is quite impossible to analyse it stkI find out the real composit¬
ion . This invention has not been presented to anyone else and it
is quite in my hands. I enclose a small sample and mail you under
another cover a larger piece whioh will allow you to make a trial
with it. You can put a match to the enclosed piece and find that it
will not burn. If you are Interested in this matter get your repre¬
sentative to meet the inventor here, or if you prefer he can come
over to Orange in whioh oase we should arrange this between Mr.
EEnberg and myself. The inventor spent many years in a factory for
the manufacture of photographic papers and is a high class technical
chemist.

The Important part is to let me know whether you are inte¬
rested in this film to warrant us keeping it open for you in order

COHEIPENTIAL

Messrs. Edison, WilBon, Maxwell, Sfrevens, and ,L. W. McChesney:

I tun in receipt of the following letter from Henry
A. Taylor, Kinetophone Eecorder in Vienna:

Vienna, Austria,

April 27, 1914.

"I was pleased to receive your cable and also that you cabled
Altschul, as it seems to have had good eff. ect. H bel£?Je
will gradually adjust themselves so that I Jill be able to write
without kicking. We do not go to Germany until May 16th. I think
Kline will list some pretty good stuff , as he is more liberal in
engaging Hirst olass talent than the Austrians, who are cheap.

Mr. Cheny, who is a oamera man and dorks for the Austrians, told
me, confidentially, that Gold was wild about the cable, and that
Altschul was coming to Orange in two weeks with his lawyer.

"I made Borne records, on the 23rd, of. an opera singer, Madame
Caheir. She was a good singer, though she had never sung into a
phonograph before. The first records I made were German. I took
tests and balanced her so that I got satisfactory results. Then
they wanted ns to make reoords of same singer with different
songs in French , and insisted that X make these without tests,
as they said it would take too much time, as she had to oatch a
train that evening for Germany, and they could not understand
why I should make tests again, as the records she had just made
were 0. K. I explained to them why, and that I would not work
that way and be responsible, as I could not be sure of making a
good record by guess work. Kline of the German company said they
had paid her a good prioe and that she would go away without
singing if 1 could not make them right away, so I made them under
protest. They would not even wait for me to amplify the "A*
before making the "B" and she was out of the studio and on way to
station in less than five minutes after the last take. 80 they did
not know what they had until after she had gone. The records were
no good, as they blasted, and I condemned them, but Kline of the
German Company thought they cost too much to throw away , so they
are now on the way to Orange.

"How. I want to impress upon your mind that I would not have made
these reoords without a test, had I followed your instructions or
my own knowledge of the game. But as you, Mr. Gall and Mr. Kennedy
know that Mr. Maxwell gave us explicit instructions before leaving
that we should comply with Austrian Company's orders. To oorreotly
quote Mr. Maxwell, he said that in a way, we must not consider
ourselves working for the Edison Company, but for the Vienna
people, that he did .not believe in insubordination, and that he
did not want any letters coming like Werner sent, as he would
ignore same. I am writing Mr. Wilson by same mail, explaining
why I made these records.

s5.2r.fs

setup apparatue, make ten pictures, and be baok in Vienna in
eight dwflil" t o id than it would take three or four days to act
up^heapparatuB ready for work, and that if he got one good
pioture * day, he would he fortunate.

"He told me that Mr. Gall was on hi* k®rf* ** ** ^tii’be*
mill he a good thing, as Gall, speaking the language, will he
able to give these people lots of pointers which t£ejr+£?ttoiely
need, and will also he able to advise you of details that are
more easily explained verbally.

"We have still the same number of lights in the studio - namely,
ten. Consequently, we are not getting best results, and I do not
believe they will spend the money for more haTe

advised by their electrical engineer (a shoemaker) that they nave
plenty of light.

"If what Kline says about Berlin studio, is Bhould not

have any trouble there about lighting. He says thefr have a
studio four times as big as the Vienna studio, and that it is
equipped with onw hundred lights.

"This is about all at present, but you will hear from me again

HENRY A. TAYLOR"

The foregoing for your information.

M. R. HUTCHISONy

Mr. Wilson:-

reference t. the erHiWticn of Ki~W"“

in the DeKalb Theatre, Brooklyn.

for thiB je/x oi°siniirnS as??.:

Be°diBtinguiBha'ble fr°of aKu^ely new fU- and reoordo.

our _g aasjffljr

, Edison. Maxwell and McChesney.

TV ■ P-

May 19, 1914.

Messrs. Edison, Stevens, C. H. W^son, Maxwell and L. W. McChesney:

X am in receipt of the following letter', handed me by
Mr. Kennedy, addressed to Mr. Kennedy by H. A. Taylor, phonograph
recorder in the Vienna Studio:

"Vienna, Austria,
May 5, 1914:

Mjr dear Mr. Kennedy :-

Excuse me for not having written you before,
but I have been very busy since I came here.

Thingshere seem to be more satisfactory every
day, but at first they were anything but what they should be, and
of course, you cannot turn out good work under such conditions.

But from now on, X expeot things to go on all right, tfiioh means I
will turn out better stuff. I am not explaining the trouble, as I
presume Mr. Hutchison has done so, as I have kept him informed.

Regarding the instructions I talked over with
you before leaving Orange, relating to the paoking’of records,
filling in of typewritten reports of Kinetophone subjects from
foreign studios and sending full information of titles and. sub-
■ titles, the same as you said Ered Burt is doing in St. Petersburg,
I have this to day: That if I had oome here and started this
studio, I would have been able to follow instructions %au had
given me, but it is impossible for me to reorganize thrtfe studio
on a two weeks' notice, without eausin® considerable friction.
They tell me that as to records all they require me to do is to
put them in cans and they will take care of the rest. I seldom
know what the titles are, as all the information I get is about
like the strip I have enclosed and which I- .paste on each can and
the report is filled in by the secretary, as he Bays he will take
care of that too. I believe they think if we did the above work
they would not get qs many pictures per day as they do now. You
have noticed that Mr. Werner sent in a number of rather weak
records. ThiB iB the reason. He had to make reoordB of people who
had no idea of recording, and would occasionally shout so loud
into the horn that ho recorder in the world would stand without
blasting. The way he prevented the blast wae to cut a small hole,
in the rubber oonnebtor, about 3/16" in diameter, and when the
artist went' to extremes, he would move his finger from the hole,
and in reoords where extremes prevailed throughout, he would have
to leave the hole open practically all the time. This is the way
the Tales of Hoffman was made, as I found an old duplicate in the
studio, with a note on it to this effect, I did not think much of
it at first, but when I was up against it on aocount of getting
no assistance' at all from the artists, through the**? being per¬
fectly green and not able to talk to each other as they should,

I tried the hole in' the connector, with good results. I have not
done any other experimenting since I arrived, as I have not yet
had time to spare. , I suppose by this time that you have gotten

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prptty well stttled in the new studio, and wish you every success
in:, any experiments you may undertake.

"I have learned quite a little German sinoe I arrived,
and am picking up more every day. I find it very useful.

"I get along with Kline of the German Co. first rate.

He raised the devil with the Austrian Co. several days ago about
their lights. He went at them good and strong, and I am glad he
did, for we are now going to get what we want in the wsyof lights.
Another good thing he did was to take up the kick X had been
making about the stand for the recording maohine, a miserable
sheet affair that would shake when you blew your breath at it.

He told than that he was paying the price of good reoords, for
the German Co,, and that if they would do as I wanted them to do,
he believed they would get good results. So they are now having
a stand made as per my sketch, which is the same as we use at the
Bronx.

"There are lots of things I would like to tell you, but
it would take up too muoh time to go into dwttt details. So for
the present, I will only write of the things that are most im¬
portant.

"A lot of the rush here was due to Werner’s being sick
and unable to work for some little time. They then tried to make
up for. lost time by rushing things, and got the idea that the
talking picture business could be put aoross the plate in rapid
fire order without rehearsal, etc. They are commencing to think
differently now.

H. A. TAYLOR."

The above for your information.

H. R. HUTCHISON.

Messrs. Edison, Wilson^ Maxwell, Berggren & File:-

I am pleased to report the following
telegram received from onr Mr. Moore:

"Secured contract - $6280.00 net. No indoor work.

Going to Brockton. Orange Friday."

She contract referred to in this
telegram is for the taking of motion pictures which are to
he demonstrated at the Panama-Paoifio Exposition for the
State of Mass.

J. H. Gill.

Home Kinetosoope Dept,

May 19th, 1914.

Messrs. Edison. Wilson, Maxwell, Berggren & File:-

„ ' i“ ’S.*C*S£rSV^St2»«t

Ihere is a rather interesting circumstance in con-

-*i» -»» *»■ *j“g S“i9S° fc’ Z££»«“. Si.

attention. In the fall of MW. «; ' Bt)le aohool motion

asking for information on Mr . Ediso P „ and at the same time
picture machine. I replied to nxs xev of our Hew y0rk City

Maxson wrote us saying ^r. Maxson and discovered that

Relative to his complaint, I called on _mr. ^ the plotures, in-

the curtain or sor®®“ 1 °“™tain \s he supposed^ t was, proved to he
stead of being a white curtain, Consequently Mr . Maxson was

a curtain of a decidedly yellow shade, oo ns » aluminum

getting a Poor and on the proper screen, Mr.

ffiS expressed Keif ifWWfeotly satisfied with the
results.

laminations

hy increasing the intensity of light. or °°^rpi*ture> It iB
follows the stronger the lig ftv*that the SaleB Department has and is
SSS pfectufiKy SeasSreftf SaS against repetitions of this
nature.

I recently had occasion to give two public demonstra¬
tions - one in sf®“®®fMftioL°we« comlentefup^n as ‘being
pictures shown at these exhibitions were t^Qatrea. There is no
equally as good 88 the pictures seen in Kinetosoope is the only

question in my mind hut that the hdison for olass-room

PRACTICAL motion picture machine now _ Jj.O.A.'s and churches, and
and small auditorium work in 8“hoolB, Y “ advertising the Home

*■“ s«.m» «>» ««««■

will be advisably invested.

We have sold two machines so far this week - one in
Hewark and one to the Redlands City Schools, Redlands, Cal.

J. H. GILL.

Home Kinetosoope Dept.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WeBt Hew York
H.J,

OFFICE
School Ho. 3

May 18th, 1914.

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, H.J.

Mr. John H. Gill.

My dear Sir:-

I am pleased to state that after
using the Home Einetosoope in our schools for four months , we
are of the opinion that the amount paid for the maohine was
well invested. We find both the motion pictures and stereopticon
slides well adapted to class instruction.

Very truly

(Signed) E. W. Maxaon.

H. W. Mazson

Supervising Principal

COPY

Masers . Elimpton, X. C. lloOhaenoy, I. W. KoChosney, Gall,
Hutchison, Stevens and flies

Share will he a regular meeting of the
Kinetooocrpa & Kinetophone Committee Thursday, May Elat, in
tha Eseoative Committee Hoorn at 4:00 I, M.

W. M.

0. C* to Mae Bra, Edison, Wilson, Berggren, Eckert, Xeeming,
and Spaeth,

tJ” Hlnatoe of the 24th Meeting

( i p of the

w Kinetoeoope & Kinetophone Committee
Held Msy Elat, 1914
at 4:00 P. H.

In The Executive Committee Boom,

'BBS!, -

Gall.

Mr. 1. C. McCheeney referred to a

appeared". in which £“£1^0 thousand silver dollare in a
Briefly the idea datop -» it as a reward to anyone who
show window on Broadway and orfer cartain nuInber of minutes
detects Hr. MacBermott. who “g ” QOrtoin part of How

each day dicing o eertain week mix flbhem0 ^th variations.
York - in other words the oxa «ax _lQG0 s, the time stated.

To prove that Mr. HaoDermott Qaoh day and shown in the

a motion picture is *f,W the compensation which Mr.

Hew York Theatre, which is ax x ox v * willing that

Morris aesires for the idea. 4st^™that desire it.
this some Picture b0 it was finally decided

:Stt*“cl« S. niipton t. cocclt MMMrtt
and later see Hr. Morris,.

The decoration of the1 booth at the
national Exhibitors 1 Convention will he looked after y
Studio.

Mr. Plimpton brought

on our pioture, "She »rice^oftbeH®o: DQQld0a ^tor discussion
Mr. Maxwell referred to the colootion

„f . »». for «. nm a«*.-g„-nt.«*8 ISUEL w

gested, "The Edison Supertype Kinetosoopo . * ^

lr. Charles Edison, was regarded “ 7®^“7aouht ns to whether
MoChesney stated that Mr. Hold ^ thought that at leaf* 6

this name is reglsterable. Mr. Ms«nexx w £$or8iifc /ifter die-

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serials, end it was the opinion of the Committoo that wo here
done about as much in tho way of sort ale in co-operation with
magsBinss as wo oho aid do for tho present. Hr. 1. V7. HcChes-
ney thought it woald ho woll to attempt to create certain char¬
acters ana endeavor to popnlerlse them hy various moons, among
others famishing stock lithographs in the parts of the actors
Pho create the characters. Hr. Plimpton stated that ho already
has a strong character part for HocDermott.

W. Hassell

Copies to all oonmittee members and to Hossrs. Edison,
Wilson, Berggren, Eckert, learning and Kennedy, Spaeth.

Hay 25th, 1914.

/ Herewith report on hills enumerated helow:

/' H. R. 13306, introdnood hy Mr. StevenB of How Hampshire

and has for its purpose the prevention of discrimination in prices
and provides for public ity of prices to the dealers and to the
public. This bill is reported out of Committee on Interstate
apd Foreign Commerce, and hearings will be had on the bill be¬
ginning tomorrow. May 26th.

1 i While in Washington I met Mr. Whittier flf the Amorioan

Fair Price League, and from him I secured this information: In
'>■ discussing the merits of this bill with several congressmen, who
Included Mr. McCoy and who informed ue sometime ago he was in
favor of the bill, they are unanimous in their opinion that the
bill will meet with considerable difficulty and opposition for
two reasons - first, in view of the construction placed on the
Sanatogen case by the United States Sup re men Court, nnd second,
there is a question among the legal minds of the House as to
whether or not the bill as it stands is constitutional.

j u. p, 14896, a bill providing for the orention of the

pfcw division of tho Bureau of Education, to be known as the
ye'defal-jHotion Pioture Commission. This bill is still in Commit¬
tee, and! I am informed 1b likely to stay there during the present

Z on ^pf Congress, sinoe the calendar is crowded and there are
i ^tfliing preference over thiB one .
y'^ '• j j tried to point out to our friends that a bill of

thie<kinft would simply mean increased expense and untold delay

Hr. Delos Holden,

Mny 25th, 1914.

In the distribution of motion picture films, and that it would
still give the States the right to create and continue their re¬
spective censorship hoards, and so far aB wo could see would not
in any way elevate the motion picture business aB a whole.

Trust Bills. Your objection to the billB on the grounds
of no provision being made therein concerning injunctions in case
of labor disputes has been covered by reports by both the majority
and minority of the House, and I attaoh hereto Report Ho. 627 of
the Judiciary Committee, which represents the majority and Report
Ho. 627, parts 2, 3 and 4 of the members of the Judiciary Committee
representing the minority. In these reports provisions have boen
recommended covering the injunction feature in case of labor dis¬
putes.

I am reliably informed that many members of the House and
the Senate have amendments to offer to these billB that they, will,
if passed, be vetoed by the President. It is the concensus of
opinion that many of t e members are attempting to go too far In
connection with the frust Bills.

R:17

Copy to Mr. Edison,*''^

Mr. Wilson,

Mr. Maxwell.

May 26, 1914.

Messrs. Edison, Wilson, Maxwell a|d Stevens:

I am in receipt of the following letter from John Rogers,
of the Linton South American Kineto phone Company.

"Buenos Aires, April 29, 1914.

just a lint to let you know that I am still in the land o£
hot-heads and revolutions.

I have arrived in Buenos Aires safe and sound, after a
wonderful trip around the entire Southern American coast.
Starting at old Panama, all the way down the West Coast,
through6 the *±xx±*h±x Straits of Magellan, stopping at the
Faulkland Islands and then to Buenos Aires.

I will not go into details now about this wonderful trip,
but willwrite you some dope later, when I have more time
because just at present, I am up to my head in work, going
night and day.

Buenos *nixA±x Aires is some real, up-to-date i *5 have
certainly is a very agreeable change after the holes I hav
been in on the West Coast.

Buenos Aires is modelled after Paris, in many respects. Here
you see fine, large hotels, nice residential cottager subway
artistio shops, good train and street-car service, a ®n“way
(but it can't compare with Broadway and 42nd Street) and
automobiles by the hundred running all over town.

. All along the main avenues, the people sit out on the side¬
walks in front of the cafes, drinking coffee an£
in true Parisian style, generally starting in about mionight.
This town does not open up until about midnight, and be-
lieve me™ Iwas surp?ised'at the movement and life you can
see in the capital of Argentine.

The men here are a lot of smart fellows, and pretty shrewd.
And say, old man, let me say a word about the girls. Go along
the avenue in the evening between five and seven • t

can see them out in their finest. Thejre are Bome of the most
beautiful girls here I have ever seen. Tall, dark, black
hair, and black shiny eyes. Good complexion, nice teeth,
and rosy ±m±hx lips. They dress in the £ei®kt°f fashion
in true French style. The Broadway girl has nothing on
these Spanish Senoritas.

In Buenos Aires you see some of the most beautiful designed
theatres. They are beautifully designed and decorated in¬
side, like a small palace and well lighted. Especially the
moving picture houses. The best of the people in the land
all go to the motion picture houses. Just like our society
people at home go to see the horse show. These theatres
are decorated inside with freBh flowers each day. All

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gold artistic designs inside, and the finest orchestras
you would care to listen to. They have vrtiat 1b called the
Five O'clock Tea in the afternoon. You can drop in any
evening to any of these places at this time, you will
see the fair senoritas sitting around in boxes, all togged
up like a hobby horse, listening to the dreamy tango music,
and chattering away like a lot of monkeys. They have the
finest motion pictures here that I have ever seen. Gaumont ,
Paths, etc.

We gave a private show to the President last week, and
made a big hit. We set up the apparatus in the main
reception room of the President's mansion, and it certainly
was a very successful night. Everything went off 0. K. ,
and applause broke through several times during the pictures.
Some of the xai wealthiest people of the land were present.
The President and his wife were very much pleased, and
expressed his congratulations and good wishes.

The evening at the President's house was very interesting.
The room was decorated with palms and flowers. All the
ladies and the men wore evening dress, and here and there
a military man strolled around in full axitn unifonn. The
bright lights made a very pretty picture.

$fter our performance, we had refreshments, and wound up
with champagne, drinking a toast to the health of the
President, who replied with a toast to the health and
happiness of Mr. Edison.

Our public show started this week, and is doing very
nicely. The new men I broke in are doing fine, end the
machines are doing very well.

When I get through with South America, I will have met
pretty near all the big men of the Country, starting in
at Panama with the entire Canal commission, then Ex-
President Billinghurst of Peru, Prew.of Chile, President
of Argentine. We still have Uruguay and Paraguay. Some
experience.' But don't you think that the trip is all
easy going; Never worked so hard in all my life, to make
this thing a success. Travelling all the time, working
night and day, and going a pretty hard pace. Getting all
kinds of hard knockB, but never letting them bother me.

X simply have to keep plugging away, and don't stop for
anything. Just fight it out and never get discouraged,
or the other fellow willbeat you to it.

Well, this is all the time I can spare at present, but
will write you of some of my experiences in my next letter.

Enclosed you will find some newspaper work and some write¬
ups es to how the people here look on our show. Two
^English papers here. Drop rne a line, and give me the news
from the Works. I will he very glad to hear from you any
time you have an opportunity to write. Remember me to Mr.
Edison and all the hoys.

Sine erely,

JOHU R. ROGERS,

C/o Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ,
Florida 635,

BUBnos Aires.

The. above for your information.

U. R. HUTCHISON.

June 3rd, 1914 i

Ar'i

Messrs. Edison, Wilson, Maxwell , Berggren & File:

Our Mr. Moore reports that he has been
successful in securing the contract from the State of
Hew York for motion-piotures which will show the geo¬
graphical and industrial features of Hew York State.

These pictures will, he demonstrated at the Panama-
Paoifio Exposition.

Mr. Moore expects the contract to he
signed on Friday, June 5th.

J. H. Gill.

Advertising Motion-Picture Dept

JHG/M.

Mr. Edison:.

. . v . , .

X am in receipt of the following letter from Mr.
Gall, dated Berlin, May 24th, 1914:

"Arrived at Berlin late Thursday evening, the
21st instant. Put up at the Bristol until I could get my
hearinge.

"The following morning, called on Mr. Gruser (at
our Berlin Office) who arranged an appointment for me with
Mr. Geyer, the owner of the film manufacturing plant.

"Inspected the plant Saturday morning, and was
very favorably impressed with conditions generally.

"Mr. Geyer is a young man of the "live wire" type
who began business in a comparatively small way several years
ago, and now occupies a large building in the suburbs of
Berlin. The building), is not entirely complete as yet, but
will be in. the near future. As it is, he now occupies about
two-thirds of it, and with his present facilities, will be
able to turn out about 250 refcls of Kinetophone film, of
400 ft. lengths each, per week; besides taking oare of his
current ’business. This should hold us for the time being, end
should business increase beyond present capacity, there will
be lots of room for expansion when th building is completed.

"The place is scrupulously neat and clean , and I
have every reason to believe that the quality of work will
be of av-high standard.

"The name "Edison" is surely one to conjure with
•in this "neck of the woods".

"Mr. Geyer seemed delighted to have a representat¬
ive of the "Great American Inventor" call on him (in fact
I soon learned this and turned it to good advantage) for he
gracefully accepted any criticisms I had to make and Beemed
glad to avail himself of any information I volunteered,
with a view of improving his plant; these suggestions
incidentally were made for our welfare.

"I have doped out a rack which will hold about
425 feet of film, and am now having one built. It is
extremely simple and as it may be submerged in an ordinary
tank of developing solution, we will be spared the expense
of fitting up the plant with the drum system, such as we
use at Orange.

i also having a few Blight changes made

that by Wednesday I

"X am quite sure the expense incurred to equip
for our work will not exoeed $200.00.

"The plant is already equipped with large
drying drums, so if my scheme works (I have no doubt hut
that it will) there will he nothing left to do hut build a
few racks and "shoot".

"After having settled the foregoing business, I
looked around for another hotel, the rates of the Bristol
being prohibitive, and on Mr. Gruser's suggestion, settled
here at the Purstenhof .

"I hope by the time that Mr. Graf arrives here,
to have everything in shape, but shall await fciejir rival
before proceeding to Vienna, unless otherwise aavisea.

"I understand that Taylor and Everetts were here in
Berlin last week making pictures for the German Group, and
tomorrow, I will endeavor to locate the studio and if
possible, give it the "once over".

"I fancy when it comes to the studio end of the
game, I will have my work cut out for me, and I suppose I
will have to be crazy like a fox. These Berliners are shrewd
devils, so I will take every precaution and, as advised by
you, will deliver my comments and suggestions only an
writing - keeping a duplioate for myself.

"On the trip over, the weather was ideal and the
sea was as smooth ke the Hudson River. Neither Mrs. Gall nor
myself were sick a minute, and enjoyed every moment of our
six meals a day." . . .

»P, S. Will keep you fully posted on all that

Copii

Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell and Stevens.

X am in receipt of letter, this morning, from Mr.
Gall, dated Berlin, May 30th, 1914, ae follows:

"At this writing, I haven't much to report, as we
are now in the midst of the German Holidays (Whitsunday) .

"Last Thursday, the 28th instant, I tried out my
little scheme and was quite successful.

"Had a temporary developing rack made to hold
425 feet of film. The rack is simply a rack within a rack,
and can he used in an ordinary developing tank such as
Jamison uses. I had Mr. Geyer print a 400 ft. strip of film
from one of his negatives (that is, his negative was 68
feet long, so I had him repeat it on the same strip six
times) after which I developed it in an ordinary tank and
dried it on a large drum, and the viiole thing was ready to
he shown within one hour.

"Before I attempt to develop a negative however,

I am waiting until I oan have a slightly larger rack huilt -
one which will allow more spaoe between eaoh convolution
so there will he no danger of overlapping. This rack will
also require a slightly larger developing tank which is
also being constructed, and I hope that by Thursday, June
4th, we will he able to develop negative and make a sample
print from it.

rigging up

"The expense of/this place fpr our work will he

trifling.

"On the whole, I prefer this method to the one we
use in Orange, as it requires much less space, less danger
of the developing solution becoming oxidized, and much
easier to control as regards temperature, etc.

"Mr. Graf arrived here today, hut as yet, X have
been unable to locate him. He was at the office this moorning
but I missed him, so I suppose I will have to wait until
Tuesday or Wednesday, on aocount of the holidays. X tried to
locate his home - nothing doing. Even the

police seem to have no record of him. /hid deliver me from
ever attempting to locate anyone again in a Berlin directory
X was so persistent about it that X had the hotel in an
uproar this morning.

"I called on the German group several times, their
Berlin office Being in the same Building as ourB, They had
several complaints to make aBout the records, films, etc.

"They objected to our method of cutting the glims
too suddenly at the end. I explained that Mr. Ludwig, their'
representative, had ordered this done, which Beemed to
placate them somewhat, But in the future, if possible, please
see that the end of the film is not cut until the record is
entirely through playing. The film "Tales of Hoffman" was
cut Before the last strains of the music was through playing,
and again in "Das Rote Hera" the train whistle Blows again
after the trailer "Thomas A. Edison" appears on the screen.

"Thfey- also showed me two records which were
Bruised, and one showed evidence of the mould not Being
properly cleaned. 1

"Please see that the inspection of records is
rigid, as they make a terrible fuss over the slightest
defect. There is also considerable complaint about the
manner in which the apparatus is packed. Several motor
shafts were slightly Bent and one motor Base Broken. Will
you kindly attend to this?

"They are surely a Bad crowd to do Business with,
and one cannot Be too careful. So far, however, everything
has gone along very nicely, But I can see a tendency on
their part to start something, if possible. They (German
Group) asked me if I could go to Rome with them sxt as
"His Holiness" The Pope desires a talking picture of himself
made in the Vatican. Of course, 1 could give them no de¬
cisive answer, But will talk it over with Mr. Graf when I
see him. There seems to Be no special hurry about it, so I
will Be able, in the meantime, to get adviceB at Orange,
should ray presence there Be deemed necessary or advisable.

"Have just written to Taylor, in Vienna, telling
him that I expect to Be there within a week.

"The German Group have a large room in the rear
of their office, which they would like to use as a studio.

But I am afraid it will not do, as the ceiling is too low.

v "It ocourred to me that all of our printing could

Be done at the Berlin plant, of which I wrote you recently,
as the facilities are excellent and the prices somewhat
lower than those of Gauraont.

"I only offer the above suggestion for your in¬
formation, as Mr. Wilson may wish, at some time, to make a
change. Will you kindly advise Mr. WilBon of this?

"There seems to he some complaiiub lately about
Gaumont's work (nothing speoific) and Mr. Gruser intimated
to me that it is on account of our being a competitor of
Gaumont .

"The weather here has been miserable for the last
four days, and shows no indication of improvement. Rain all
the time.

"Tell Mr. Maxwell, Len McChesney and Ab Kennedy
that X will write to them soon. Also give them my best
regards.

"Mrs. Gall is having the time of her life trying
to teach the Berliners English.

"X will now close.

"With kind regards to all, I am,

Yours sincerely,

Gall."

The above for your information.

The suggestion of making a talking picture of the
Pope is an excellent one. Such a film as this would meet
with a very enthusiastic patronage, by the Catholics in this
Country. Travelling shows, with a talking picture of _ the Pope,
would be crowded to the doors. I think that an excellent
business arrangement oould be made with the Catholic Church
for demonstrating such a film in their churches. It is an
excellent opening, and one worthy of every consideration.

M. R. HUTCHISON.

Copies to Messrs

i. Wilson, Stevens, McChesney, A. M. Kennedy.

I am in receipt of the following letter from Gall
this morning, dated Berlin, Germany, June 6th, 1914.

,i . Tomorrow I am going to develop

a Kinetophone" negative and make up a sample print. The result
you will know ere this reaches you.

"I am much pleased with Mr. dyer's plant, and with the
way he does things.

"Mr. Graf is now in Vienna, and if 1 can clean up here
I will he there myself at the end 'of this week.

"A most peculiar thing occurred yesterday. I happened
to he at the office of the German group while they were frying
nut some records they had just received. They showed me three
records of "Part 2, Die Pledermaus " , two of which would cause
the needle to jump the track every time it came to the start-
ing point (cocoanuts) which was rather pronounced, while the
third record, although made from the same mould, behaved
nerfectly Knowing that these records must have been inspected
I^ried themout on another phonograph where everything went
0 K. X told the man in charge to check up his phonograph,
as I fancy that either the needle point is too large or
something not quite square.

had a long conference with Mr. John Lonnegren of the
Swedish Group today, who is very much annoyed at not being
able to have any subjects made at either the Russian Stp 4
or at Vienna.. The Russians pleaded they were out of material,
while the Viennese claimed their operators axe oM^gad ■ t°
to Rome. Im the meantime, Mr. Lonnegren has been paying
considerable sums of money to hold hiB talent, and of course,
accomplishes nothing.

advised him today to wire the Russians, and if poss¬
ible, have the services of Burt and GilBon here
for a few days where there is an apparatus available and sIbo
material to work with. '

"I showed him the photos of our new ftudio at Orange;
also specifications for same, and now he is keen for building
his own studio at Stockholm.

"Tomorrow he will see an engineer, and Friday I will go
over the whole thing with him (the engineer) so that the
studio may be constructed while Mr. Lonnegren is in .

He sails on the VATERLAND and I am in hopes that this letter
will reach you before he arrives.

"He asked me today about operators, and of 00U*B®» *
t8 tell him that you had several skilled men at your comman ,

bo its up to you to get busy. ,

"Mr. Lonnegren 4e quite keen about the whole thing, and
X am in hopes of being able to talk him into building and
equipping a studio before he getB cold feet.

"HeviS- so disgusted with his treatment at the hands of
the Viennese, that money seems to be no object.

"He also seems to think that if he equips a studio like
the one we have at Orange, he will have the vhole bunch mak¬
ing their pictures at his place. By the way, ask Werner to
tell you of the raw deal they gave lonnegren at Vienna.

"My intention now is to go to Vienna as soon as possible,
then to Berlin for a day or two, and then

to St. Petersburg, and if possible meet Mr. lonnegren in
Stockholm when he returns from America, as he would like
to have me there to equip his studio. To do this might take
considerable time, and X would like to. have some advices
from Orange on this point.

"With my kindest regards to all, I remain,

Sincerely yours,

The above for your information.

M. R. HUTCHISON.

Copies to Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell, Steeens and McChesney.

Melville ClavU Art Piano ^

Pianos . °*rK?.L;:l.^.°n'g.

Mr. Vi'm. Ueadowcroft,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, Hew Jersey.

L June 19. 1914.

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ay dear Mr. ileadowcrof t: -

Yours of June 11th is
from Mr. Hutchinson indicating that he wi.

th. South about th. SSS l»ta»t r.ad, W tah^ffiT ^

From the Becond paragraph of

understand that Mr. Edison does not see’ any in wh^Tthe^

use of the Piano Motion Pictures can be made

an income. As I have already indicated, 1 have nep^- ^ J

posted to use them to return me an income; that life J* \

only intended to use them for advertising purpose* or jV 1

these circumstances, since they will return no ir^ome to^V
anyone by their use, there is nothing upon which to a

proposition or suggestion of division of proceeds. ^

All that remains, then-, is forJMr, -Edison to
fix a price for making the films. If it is more than I think
they can be made worth for advertising purposes, I shall have
to drop the matter. If not. 1 ehall be glad to come to. an

agreement with Mm. -Wf" *

C^* ToT course .U cannot make any! suggestion in ad-

Mr. W.

for him to name his price.

Hoping to hear from you very promptly in
to this, I am,

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tfarohouns Oalariee
Telegraph & Telephone
Freight

Travel or o' Salarico & Expenses
Rent

1-45*01
3. 3D
16*03
78,15
7.49
„?.4
27.14
29.45
16.20
83.83

17*73

142.82

310.00

1.83

Film on Hand—

•158110 feet

BERLIN BRAN OH

SEA2HJK® o? prat BUsriBsn nore for ssoots! hidb»

JUNK 30, 1914,

+ ■ ■»*** ■*.+**■** tium******* ****■»♦ A****************

Film Sales 6937 feet @ ,03 per foot $190.30

OoBt to Make 6937 " " .81 per foot 1601,38

TRADIITG LOSS v 1311.0'’

::xpon3oa as a to toft by Borlin

light

Officials

Printing & stationery

Freight

Legal

Exchange

Rent

Postage

Commission

OffioialB* Salaries

dorks’ Salaries

V/arehouse Salaries

Telephone

holograph

HlsoellaneouB

Insuxanoe

Packing & Boxing

Interest & Disoount

Duty

Customs Chargee
Travellers 1 Salaries
advertising
Repairs

14.16

1^50

8.83

376,36

41.85

63.84

886.33

179,00

33,00

45.45

60.63

.96

167.60

TOTAL
NET LOSS

5 8815.15

0 3526.17

Film on Hand — — 286103 feet

HOtOS'

Film Soles in June dropped from an average of 60,000 feet
per month for fivo months ended liay 31st, 1914 to 6937 feet
in June. The oost was lnoroased hy a large entry Being made
In June for negatives.

Owing to the extraordinary showing of thtsmonthB business
are writing for an explanation.

3. Lamp house cover fits too tightly on front end of

lamp house.

4, In other respects found 0. K.

5. Ran two hours 0. K.

7/4//4A

No. 3999,

1. Framing device slightly too wide from top
to bottom, shows up floor lines in projecting,

2. In other respects found 0. K,

3. Ran two hours 0. E.

No. 1242.

1. Lower rivet on film runner plate is slightly
higher than the film runners and therefore is liable to
scratch middle row of pictures.

2. In other respects found 0. K.

3. Ran two hours 0. K.

7-6 - /"A

July 9, 1914.

AUSWERS to complaints?

STOCK H. P. ^T 10.

Mo. 3999.

Ho. 1242 _

s saw*-

row of pictures.

d) ai. .I... of„5r«»: sirS(S*s ss

SoS=l m?l^?i» *»■“« “>• "“hl“'

Ho. 999. .

Q) Baas toTd ha. Mf.otlT. M«* =18“ T“° l“d “ p“*'

Will take care of this. .

^^.•»srsM?*ajBrs as asss. - •

K0 * 3628# (£) Milled Slot, in aperture yjag ?

sprocket has Lurred edge which is li»« ..

Q Quite impose ihle for the hurr -to touch the fil». Will
have a' furring op«atlon added to this part.

Wo. 3628.

i. «•» *»«« «“■ ltop

•bottom).

We try to have a^i°°^e^yf rattle^Ver^weak oonstructic

Omelet

. a J>-+~ra vJ ziu <2-^C^b *
/U-4_cue

C?O^JL>kA-.

Ur. Horaoe G. Plimpton,
Edison Studio.

Boar Ur. Plimptom

Bon Be ado 11 of Chicago reports as follows on releases
for the week of July 13th roeently shown before Ohio ago
exhibit or b:

"Qjjallf^lng for Lena''— fair. Fassed by oonsor, although
he first wanted to eliminate the pawnbroker scene.

"The Two Boctors"— good . Passed by oonsor.

"The Ever-Gallant Horquis" — fair. Passed by oensor.
"An Up-to-iate courtship" — fair. Passed by censor.

"Ueg o' tho Mountains" — very good. Fassed by censor,
with the elimination of the subtitles "lleg’s fatherless child
runs away" and "He promised to marry mo".

"Across the Burning Trestle"—' very good, Passed by censor
with a 9 foot soen^Bhowing tho man choking. woman shortened to
a flash. M

Clippin|s showing the above cuts are attached.

a file hit with tho Chicago exhibitor a in our film •Meg o' the
i-ounfsins', and although several Of tho exhibitors told mo that
Ifcey'vire not kaifn about atoriea of thia description showing an
- woman Jfhs acting and sattinga In thiB picture were

jfcieularl^/f ine" .

Your orrery truly,

THOMAS A. SDISOB, IHCOKFORATED,

Kiuetograjh Bepartmsnt,

WMtASC

SALES MANAGER.

July 10, 1914.

Thomas A. Edison , Ino . ,
2628 Deoatur Street,

Bedford Bark, Hew

York City, U.Y.

Gentlemen: -

There have Been entered at Philadelphia as the output
of your American factory the following positive moving picture

films:

"Puneral that Plashed"

"Sign of Three labels"

"His Secretary"

"Out of the Deep"

"Pull for the Shore"

" Sunset Gun"

I wohld thank you to inform me if these films that
have Been entered at Philadelphia are the output of your American
factory and if there is any means of identifying them as Being
manufactured in the United States.

I would also thank you to expedite your reply in this
connection in order that I may communicate the same to Phila¬
delphia for the information of appraising offioers at that
port in ascertaining the origin of the films in question.

I have not yet received a reply to my letter to you
of the 2nd instant and would Be pleased to hear from you at an

- the Cetler-IIammer Mro. Co.

Electric. ('o>i'uollin« Devices

> 1 1 lwai:ki:i: ,Wis . juiy is, 1914.

will receiva your perBont

_V(Lju— t- r-fi .

naXattent ion , but that if. contraryjto the

■‘erred to the/droper party.

men in our Hew York Office, I made inquiry as to the staftug of sale
of the home kinetosoope and was adviBed that the device Was moving
very slowly. The home kinetosoope has always impressed me as being
an exceedingly well considered devioe and one which incorporated in
its construction the maximum of ingenuity and of modern manufacture.
The statement, therefore, that it was apparently not receiving
from the public the attention which it merited was the ocoasion of
a certain amount of thought.

As a result it occurred to me that there might be
laoking in the device as a sales proposition one of the psychological
element b of success, in that it did not appeal directly to the man
who must purchase and pay for it. It is a devioe, marketing, as
I understand it, from $50.00 to $75.00, and it reproduces on some¬
what smaller scale the effects produced by the commercial machine.
The net advantage would be the reproduction at home of a seleoted

..a. _ ».T. _ Jh1j..16/14

list of subjects under control of the head of the house for the
occasional entertainment of himself or visitors, hut' possibly would
have its greater use as an educational means. If these assumptions
are correot, the man who actually bought and paid for the device
would have his direct interest in it only on such occasions as he
ran a new film for himself or as an occasional diversion for his
friends. The remainder of the time he would be running it as a
matter of education or amusement for his ohildren, and at the
expense of a certain amount of time and trouble on his own part.

It does not appear to me that under these conditions the element of
personal interest on the part of the purchaser can be sufficiently
aroused, as in general his interest must be vicarious. If, on tha
contrary, the personal interest of the primary purchaser could be
awakened by the introduction, possibly of an added feature, the
necessary element of success in distribution might be obtained.

It ooourred to me that this feature might be
obtained if it were possible to produoe a moving picture oamera which
would take pictures of a size and proper/ arranged for use in the home
kinetosoope. A number of amateurs have already interested themselves
in moving picture work, but the expense is extreme and beyond the
pooketbook of the ordinary man. My understanding is that the cost per
foot of film of first positive produoed is between 11 and 130, which
would make the cost about $5.00 per minute of first operation. In
other words, to produoe the film of normal size which would run for
three minutes would cost the amateur under present conditions, and
assuming no failures, approximately $15.00. If, on the contrary,
a oamera could be produoed which. would take a picture one-ninth the

July 16/14

Mr . T .A'.E. . . comBOM. _

area, which is, as 1 understand it, approximately the proportion
of the home kinetosoope, and could take this in three rows on the
film, this cost would he divided approximately hy nine, and the
three minute film above referred to would oost something between
$1.50 and $2.50. In addition to this, on account of the shorter
length of film, namely, about 20 ft. instead of 150 to 200 ft,, it
should be possible for the amateur to develop hie negatives and make
his own positives. It should further be possible to turn out a
complete equipment including home kinetosoope, camera and accessories
for a price ranging between $150 and $300, and while it may be
urged that this would be two to three times the prioe asked more
or less unsuccessfully for the home kinetosoope, I would point out
that the public is becoming more and more educated to the use of
more expensive photographic devices, ThiB is evidenced, I think, by
the extent to which the high-priced small plate camera is being
advertised and the number of different firms which apparently find a
profitable business along theBe lineB. One hand camera used by me,
for instance, represents an investment of over $200. I personally
know of half a dozen men who would be glad of the opportunity to
purohase an outfit such as is described above, and believe that it
would find a ready sale.

I fully realize that there is every probability
that this suggestion has already been made and its feasibility
considered, and I also realize that there may be constructional
disadvantages or business conditions of which I oan have no con¬
ception. I trust, however, that you will not consider that I have
taken too great liberty in addressing to you a letter on the

Hr. Edison:-

I am in receipt' of the following letter from Gall,
dated Berlin, July 4, 1914:

During the first part of the letter, he refers to certain details
in connection with his work, which I am answering direct.

He goes on to say:

"In regard to the developing plant here, beg to report that the
new developing room is now in good working order, and that Mr.
Geyer is ready to shoot.

"The arrangement of the plant is as follows: The various tanks
(temporary wooden affaire) pending the arrival of the stone tanks,
are placed thus:

(Sketch showing six tanks placed parallel to
each other) . -

"Immediately above these tanks, and made fast to the ceiling, are
two tracks made of angle iron, which support a little carrier
mounted on wheels. From the carrier, the developing i*x rack is.
suspended in Buch a manner that the rack can easily be worked
up and down in the various solutions.

"Immediately above each tank is a slight depression. in the rail,
so that the wheels of the carriage will engage therein, and locate
the film rack precisely over the various tanks, thus minimiz¬
ing the danger of marring the film.

"This scheme works out beautifully, as it has all the advantages
of tank developing system, plus the semi-automatic feature, which
enables the man who develops to give his entire attention to the
work of developing the film, with but very little physical exert¬
ion, and with the assurance of very little danger of the film
becoming marred.

"This scheme is, of course, capable of being elaborated upon, but
in my opinion the present outfit will suffice for our work.

"As I told you before, the developing rack is simply a rack within
a rack, to which has been added a little compensating or take-up
device, as the film lengthens considerably when it is wet.

(He then shows a sketch of the rack, with detail liwgwTpitBK de¬
scription of same).

"The racks of the above construction are necessarily somewhat
v/ider to those used ordinarily, and for this reason the tanks
also had to be made wider.

"The results thus far obtained have been satisfactory, and the
German Group have expressed themselves as being well pleased with
sample prints.

"Received cable this morning that part of the consignment of re-
cords shipped today, July 4th, on the CECELIA, and the balance
on July 7th, on the VATERLAHD.

"The Germans are very anxious to hear the results of Taylor's
'takes', and asked me to make a wax duplicate of each selection,
from the amplifying apparatus here in Berlin. V/ishing to stall
them off until the arrival ofi the blue records from America, I
demurred on the ground that I did not care to trifle with a
piece of apparatus which another had adjusted to his own re¬
quirements. The excuse seemed to get over 0. K. , but so anxious
are they (The Germans) over this last batch, that they wired
Taylor to run up here from- Vienna to make a wax duplicate for
them, and also to bring with him the duplicate of Austrian sub¬
jects, or rather duplicates of records made in Vienna Studio.

"I expect Taylor here Monday, July 6th, and when he makes the
duplicates, I will see that he holds them down a bit, so that
should the blue records be a little weak, they will not suffer so
much by comparison.

"I am sorry indeed to know/ from your experiments that the blue
records are weaker than the dupes, from which it is made, and the
more I think of it, the more I am inclined to think that some¬
thing is amiss in the making of theciia* blue records. I know
quite well there have been times when a blue record was louder
than the dupe. I refer to Edison Minstrels No. 1, and the College
Bays. Is anything being done to correct this? Samarra To my way
of thinking, it is a rather serious defect, and liable to cause
trouble, for already several have spoken to me about it here.

Of course, I always argued that such is not the case.

"In cable advising us of 'shipments of the blue records, you stated
that certain ones are weak, and others are 0. K. Upon investigat¬
ion, I find that the weak ones were made at the Vienna Studio, and
the good ones at the Berlin Studio, or rather a studio in Berlin
which the Germans rented for a few days. The above for your in¬
formation.

"Looks like a little problem in acoustics, does it not?

"It now transpires that the folks here wish to have their films
tinted, at least some of than. I took the matter up with Mr, Braf,
calling his attention to the fact that, in the agreement, we have
not obligated ourselves to furnish tinted prints, and that in the
price Mr. Geyer made us, he did not include the additional cost
of tinting. We accordingly took the matter up with Mr. Geyer, and
arrived at a satisfactory arrangement.

"I also authorized Mr. Geyer to equip his plant with two lead-lined
tanks, one slotted drum, and a few other necessary knick-knacks
to do this work, and at a cost to us not to exceed 600 Marks. I
advocated the drum system for coloring in thfe particular instance,
because it requires only a small amount of solution (which iB
rather costly) and spoils very soon, end because of the limited
amount of film to be toned.

"This equipment may also be used to intensify or reduce, should
occasion demand, and on the whole, 1b a good investment.

"I attended a conference with Mr. Graf and Mr. Geyer, where a
contract was dfawn up "in regard to prices for d®y^°p^n® ’
toning, etc., embodying Lanahan's suggestions, iriUch I presume
will reach Mr. Wilson in due course.

"We discussed, at some length, the possible use of non-inflammable
material ^d* inasmuch as the use of this material involves certain
manufacturing difficulties, we finally agreed that an additional
cost of ten percent over and above that charge for printing and
developing Eastman celluloid film would be within reason. Speaking
of non-inflammable film - how did the Agfa compare with the East-

"At the time you commenced your experiments, I believe that the
Agfa film showed indications of having the better wearing qualit¬
ies, and also that it was somewhat cheaper in, price. : I have , just
learned now that non-inflammable film is being demanded more and
more by the police in various Eurppean jurisdictions, that the
Agfa people are beginning to stiffen their prices, and. are also
doing not a little toward influemLng legislation for the non-
inflammable film. It is generally conceded here to be superior to
Eastman, and that is also a question, owing to some patents in¬
volved, whether the Eastman stock would be available in Gennany.

I have no definite assurance that the above is true, but neverthe¬
less, it may not be amiss to investigate from your end of the line.

"From our past experience with Eastman Hon- Inflammable film, it
would seem a crime to use it for Kinetophone film.

"Thursday, July 2nd, Mrs. Davidorff, wife of our Russian Kineto¬
phone factor, and who is now stopping in : ““J^in

with her brother, a maid and two children, called me up and in¬
vited me to call. That evening/ I dressed up like a trewery ^oree ’
and paid my respects to the aforesaid lady, but d— - near croaked
when she gave me her hand to kiss!!!

I broke out in a cold sweat, but by the Holy Sailor, I made good!

•She entertained us very nicely, which complimentl^returnedyester-
day by taking than out to dinner. She wired Mr. Davidorff to come
to Berlin, and I expect to have an interview with him within a few
days.

"These people have the Interest of the Kinetophone very much at
heart , andseem Keen on mailing it successful in Russia. Mrs.
Davidoff explained that the first subjects were merely experiment¬
al, Aand were more for praxisg the purpose of ^aidttlat

equipment, etc. than for exhibition purposes. SHe also said that
Mr Ravidorfr was ready to build a new studio, and equip it in an

Tth'/frou

ob j ec t 8 in'* vi ew” in° wi shing^t ^build his ZTESL* n ^olm.

You know no doubt, that the Russian Groups have placed an order

who she says are two very industrious and conscientious boys.

"The only oomplaitt she has to make is the delay in ra![w

material from America, and also a considerable monetary loss, ow
•i no- to the breaking of a spring in the recording phonograph, in
t£f midstofatiSf of II Pagliacci , for which they had employed
a large company and expensive talent.

"Butt she told .me, had another spring for the ^aB

working night and day to get things going again. With the new
spring^ his difficulty seems in getting the phonograph to regu¬
late.

"In view of this, don't you think it would be a good idea for
every studio to have an extra spring motor for each recording
outfit?

"Will let you know how I make out with Mr. Davi^°^f •

Taylor and the recording outfit are in Vienna, again , MX. £raf

deams it advisable for me to go there .a®a Mother pi ct££e^ { will
ooa Tavior and if they are ready to teak e anotner picture, a
go there prio rmto my trip to St7 Petersburg. I t0

know when Mr. Lonnegren intends to in„ ™°°^dio ’ * ^ *

got permission from Orange to build his own studio.

"I am glad to report that the German group now seem to be more
ttaXtt? lis^i^^roup^re^e ’ iSit^ T&^Ire now involved in

Mrs 2JT! — -

at least until the other groups get going again.

"Now for alittle kick!

extent of three piotures.

"Were not these defects noticed at Orange, and if so, why were we
not advised accordingly?

"In the case of the former, whose fault is it that the negative
is cut so short - Orange or Europe?

"The Berlin Office here should be advised of these defects, and
upon good cause, for these Germans put up an awful howl *xxxgx
every time anything goes wrong, and demand- from me an immediate
explanation. You see, not being aware of the facts, this puts me
in like a burglar.

E. GALL."

por your information, I have stated several times that Mr. Ludwig,
of the Vienna Group, instructed just where each of the films was
to be cut. We called his attention to the fact that the phono¬
graph would continue playing, but that did not seem to worry him
any. So we cut where he said cut as he represented the Vienna Co.

In the take to which he refers as being three pictures out of
synchronism - I find this was the best of the takes sent on that
subject, the other being more out of synchronism. The trouble was
doubtless caused by wax on the phonograph pulley which is operated
by the string, or by temporary trouble in the amplifier. These
takes ran considerably out of synchronism, until we raised such a
hiwl about it that they corrected the defect at the Studio in
Vienna.

I notice a difference in some of the blue araberol ppints from our
wax. We kept refusing prints one day, until we got one that was
quite good - much better than those which preceded it. I will, tkke
this up with Mr. Nehr for further information.

M. R. HUTCHISON.

Copies to Messrs. Wilson, Maxwell and Stevens.

^ ^U.

: .

Itt. Edison lo Tory oolm to *>“» ,1>“t ®“ Mr“‘B
01 oo.ta.oo the Bren. Stadio 1. don. a. ooono.ioally
oo possible and that « "• cot dooltaE »i*h “no B"'1 onW
11 It lo pos.lbl. ‘o get oosta.o. lor our purpose at ~r.
reasonable r.too fro. oo.. other party or portioo. and for-
ther.ore h. «rto » ho assured that - aro hot paying lor tho
r octal of ooatumoB lor ary longer period thah lo ah.ol.t.ly

““““L. tho hill. w. have rooolTOd » B1« the Ih.atrl-
oal co.ta.or. th. tin. ortohdo la period. Iro. oh. to lit. »*•
ard ho ...hot underhand »hy they oho.ld ho hold .0 *»*' “

wonted «. to to Intoth. .otter thoroughly »d have tho .otto,
sab.ltt.d to Hr. Pli.pton lor orplonotloh. A. yo« have re¬
booted .o to deal with Ilr. Pllmptoa through yoa. I a»flt the
following net of IhTOloee wo hare paid HU1- tho Ph^trloal
Coe turner fro. dah.1.1^ *> — ^ ^ °£ “f

total!*, i» .ouoy «!«• ^ S°" ““ 1

1 .how tho dote ol eaoh hill the order nu»ber and tho rntohor
of th. plotare for »hioh th. oo.taM. .or. hired and the h»h.r
of oo.taMS together with the porlod of t» lor whloh rental
war ohorgod.wlth th, .Ohoy Tola. -ended lor oaoh «...

. Aooordlhg to th. hills th, rata. «r. ?B.CO p.r o.»ta»
for th. first woei.5l.00 per ooota» lor the o.o.hd wool -
50?f per costume for each week thereafter.

MI EL EH - THEATRICAL

Order Ho. Picture Ho. Ho. of Costumes

Time

ohgd. for

1-14-14

1- 27-14

2- 3-14
2-3-14

: 2-7-14
- 2-21-14
2-24-14

2- 25-14

3- 9-14
3-27-14
3-27-14

3- 31-14

4- 20-14
4-20-14
4-20-14

. 4-4-14
4-20-14
4-20-14
4-20-14
4-20-14
4-20-14
4-20-14

4- 25-14
6-9-14

5- 9-14
5-20-14

7346

6351

7676-7728

7611

7643

7642

7832

7833
7952
7876
8062
6165

8014

8506

8487

1681

1363

1675

1632
1675

1633 ■
1739
1367
1732
1654
1664
1350
1637
1640
1640
1637
1637
1040
1637

1637
1640
1640

1638
1637

1 1/8
2 l/2

1 1/2

8593-8670 1808

§ 98.00

224.
1494.
120.
217.75
123.00
100.00 X
96.00
177.00
63.00
4.00
10.50
990.00
1744.00

135.50
9.00

28.00

187.50
8.00
2.50

44.00 .
6.00
2.00
42.00
15.00
40.00
345.00

By giving this matter your immediate attention and
letting me know what you hear from Ur. Plimpton, you will greatly
oblige.

Tours very truly.

t-c*

:§S8!

Mr. learning

You will reoall that I roosted you to eena to the
laboratory for test purposes a yfa Kinetosoope containing
all the latest implements . in order that it might he testea
out thoroughly to see if the design, oonstruotion, eta.,
were perfect in every respect. Has this machine gone to the
laboratory? If not, when will it go?

It was also aeoided that when thiB machine was re¬
turned hy the laboratory, approved, we were to make up 100
complete and have them on hand to fill orders as received,
after which all work was to he discontinued on these machines
until thiB stack of 100 haa been reduced, to say 10, when we
would again build up 100. ThiB was the method of handling
the matter in order to reduoe the expense whioh we have
heretofore been put to in assembling or finishing up one or
two machines at a time, as orders were received. You should
aee that these 100 machines are made up complete and placed
in stock dust as soon as the approved model has been returned
from the laboratory.

CHW/IWW

July SO, 1914.

I em in receipt of the following letter this morning, .
from Mr. Gall” dated Be?lin, July 16*h, and addressed to Mr.
Hutchison:

^fdfe?^ntL2|,ifetheyroller£on;t work.

lapp«atuBrIo arranged that that^he^rinciple

°ndyif the air ?e iroper5 conditioned and can he kept const, art,

?£e shrinLg^of tSe SilZ-ay *• “* ^

havihe the proper amount of weight on each id

"I M« appreciate that f "““i.Slo'S SS^S'IfS
rS°« Sef tofpellere » the on. *o fir* «pH~

scientifically correct methods is hound to win ou .

•la. a. **“lSri.“a"?e°Se°L:Stra-

S?e“e;i.S1.??S.“Si;.r. »a to a. au.hr... growth thereof.

•There 1. not . i '“»&*” JS'eTiSiS SSSS« ll

t';|.r.TiiS«.«o;;i»*t»-lK
Sr.Sp««h-l“'.”SK It thi. for the'preeent. W ehthueiu. for
the game sometimes carries me away.

ffohSnSr 1

. ‘3:r

and that we naturally assumed they were satisfactory.

iiyr Wilson's cable, however, indicates that the hatch
following are 0. K.', for which I am duly thankful.

asssasssssssiap-

when once its hhere, it will stick.

-2-

«In mv letter to Mr. V/ilson, I told about Mr. Davidoff 'b
here in Berli*. etc. Well, I have Been with him almost
constantly, and I am glad to report that in my opinion, he ib the
right sort.

"•Perennallv he is one of the finest men I ever met , and is
simply carried away with the possibilities of the Kinetophone, and
1 truly believe he will make a success of it.

"Yesterday (July 15th) I showed him the results of his last
take (Barber of Seville) and he was delighted with it. Phonetically
the record is a peach, but the photographer, virilp good, 1b riot up
to the standard. It is a pleasure to work with a man like him,
and when I get to St. Petersburg, I will work my head off to get
good results. Mr. Davidoff' s connections with the show business
Ire of the very best, in Russia. He himself is a tenor in the
Czar's Opera House, and is teacher to the Impefcial family. He is
personally acquainted with most, of the leading artists in Europe,
and proposes to use only the very best talent in future Kineto¬
phone subjects.

"He is an ardent admirer of Mr. Edison, and never tires of
talking about his achievements, and when I spoke to him of Mr.
Edison's biograpny, he expressed a desire to.have a copy. Could
you not send him an autographed copy? I am sure it would be veiy
much appreciated.

"He is very much interested in Edison silent pictures. I have
given him several demonstrations here, and both he and Madame,
seemed well pleased. He is now negotiating v/ith our office here
for the exclusive agency in Northern Russia - Southern Russia no
lonser being available, but doesn't seem to like the idealof con¬
tracting toStake 150,000 Marks' worth the firBt /®ar;M.Hr vf1!er.lKO
(Mr. Graf's assistant) iB working with him, and he (Mix-. D. ) is also
now in communication with Mr. Graf.

"I have learned that several large European film manufacturers
are inclined to boycott the Kinetophone in Russia by refusing to
supply film to any Kino .theatre* eaturing Kinetophone. By alittls
adroit questioning, I find Mr. fcavidoff's intention is |o Set the
agency for Russia from several large American film manufacturers ,
establish his own film exchange and furnish a mixed program of
Kinetophone and ."silent" subjects to his clients.

"in his opinion, a mixed program will take better in Russia
than one composed entirely of Kinetophone subjects, until such
time when he expects to pull off -some big such as operas ,

plays featuring leading artiBts, etc. , on the Kinetophone - or as
he expresses it 'Something worthy of Mr. Edison's grand invention .

"He is a good sport and never once have I heard Jaira wumi
scueal. He says "With Mr. Graf I am good friends; he haB one big
head for business^ He learn me business - I pay for experience-
in future I too know how to make business. However, this I will
nn+ si hours with vou. You tell me you are a taohnical man , and. so
I discuss with you only technical matters. When you come to St.

Petersburg, I make my Atelier how you wish, then I know I Bhall
make good subjects, etc., etc. 11

...I learned too that he refused to be a party to any concerted
protest against Thomas A. Edison, Inc. - that scheme I am inclined
+n believe was started by the Austrian and German Groups - at
anyrttethethingfell flat, and now I think, in the near future,

• you will Bee each group working independently of the i Dt£erF’
first, Ur. Bavidoff was inclined to work jointly with Mr. Lonnggren
in a common Btudio, but now he feels that it will be far better
for each to have his own studio.

"Hr. Hi ch el as (Mr. D. ' s Representative) brought home glow*
ing reports concerning the new disc machine. Mr. and Macame
Davidoff express a strong desire to hear it, bo I gave them a
demonstration on sample machine in the Berlin Office.

"When they heard it, they went clean off their heads, and

the day following they biought another Rpaeian with

able name - but who is one of the directors of tne Imperial
Russian Opera House in St. Petersburg - to hear it, and they had
a great time. Of course, I couldn't understand a word they said,
but I gathered from their expressions , and gestures , that it made
a tremendous hit with them. Madame declared she "must have one -
the first one in Russia for the Salon, which is trimmed all in
white, what you call color", and I take

what she wants, for she wears diamonds as big as doughnuts..

"Take it from me, there will be no trouble of disposing of
the disc machine in Russia when it is ready for the lUropean -
market, and I won't be surprised if you get a letter from Hr. D.
asking for the option in Russia.

"His own recordB are popular in Russia, on the Victor, an^he
told me if he succeeds in getting the disc for Bussia, j he; i s vlll-
ing to take the Bingers to London, and at his own expense, have
masters made for the Russian market. Believe me> "^ere is lots of
business to be had in this neck of the woods, and the name EDISON
here is an asset that you folks over there can scarcely over¬
estimate.

"There are bunches of wealthy people here to whom the eky is
the limit, and the European Aristocrat will break his neok to have
anvthine which his King, Czar or Kaiser has approved. \/hile I am
on the subj ect of king!; there is just a possibility of my mak: Ing
a talking picture of the Czar, when I am in Russia, providing, of
course, he can be convinced that I am not a Nihilist and that the
talkine apparatus is not an infernal machine. Mr. Davidoff thinks
he c^mSage it! as he is personally acquainted with His Imperial
Majesty, and has had lots of favors bestowed on him by the Czar.

"Mr. Davidoff leaves here tomorrow for Marine Bad, a health
resort in Ajistria, where he will remain for a few weekB with hiB
family.

"I expect Mr. lonnegren here July 20th or 21st, and unless
otherwise advised, will go with him to Stockholm. X will spend a
couple of weeks v/ith him, and from there I will go to St. Peters¬
burg, where Mr. Davidoff will join me. X think it best for the time
being to concentrate on these two groups, as they seemto mean
business, while the Austrian and German groups are morejbr less
stock jobbers. The Austrians are not doing a thing in the wa.y of
making new subjects, and the Germans are doing very little. I have
been "dubbing" around with them aha now that I have told them of
my intentions of going to Sweden 4nd Russia, to get Borne action,
they suddenly made up their minds (the Germans) to make a couple
of subjects tomorrow, the 17th, and Saturday, the 18th. I would
have gone to Vienna tonight, but was unable to get sleeping accom¬
odations on the train. (One must make reservations days in
advance) and besides, it would hardly pay to go to that expense
for only a couple of days. If, when I get through with Sweden and
Russia, and they (the Austrians or Germans) show an inclination
to do. business, I will, upon advice from Orange, go to Vienna
again.

"Gaumont Is quite diligent in trying to introduce his talk¬
ing picture in Europe, and incidentally knocking the Kineto-
phone. I have secna demonstration on his apparatus, and it is
"punk". They trail the Kinetophone, and because they offer to
install their apparatus free, and charge only for film service,
khxxxRxticrEX there are times when it^&ard to install' Kineto¬
phone. I told Mr. Wilson, in my letter to him, about the poor
quality of work they (Gaumont) are turning out for us, and I have
been wondering if that is not part of their general scheme to
belittle Edison products. One thing is sure, and that is, they
get the benefit of our experience whten we do any new oJnovel
photographic stunts. It places them in a position to copy our
work, and to bring it out before we ourselves do so.

"I have not received any communication from Mr. Graf since
he has been away, but yeterday I arranged with Mr. Gruser to have
Mr. Graf officially notify the several groups, of our intentions
■to manufacture Kinetophone film here, and to have the negatives
sent here for development.

"The scheme I outlined to Mr. Gruser as per your decision,
is as follows:

"Immediately a subject is made, the negatives are to be sent
to our Berlin Office. The negatives will then be developed, and
a sample positive print of each made, which will immediately be
shipped w(ien finished,, to the studio from whence the negative
came. Upon receipt of these positive prints, they (the interested
parties) will inspect them, and then and there determine if
suitable for commercial use, and upon such decision to base their
order. '

-'The cample prints are to he shipped to Orange, together
with their respective wax dupes, vtoere, when the 1

finished, the film will he synchronized with it, and if it1®
found necessary to do any more cutting on the nefeative, the Berlin
Office will he immediately notified, so that the manufacturer of
film may proceed with least possible delay.

"I took.it upon my own responsibility to develop and make
a print from the last Russian negative, as I intend to send the
print to Orange, Mr. Davidoff, however, ordered a print to he
sent to St. Petersburg, and which will he complied with jus

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